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I'm enamored of short-form writing - micropoetry, flash fiction, etc. For this challenge, write an ultrashort story (150 words or fewer). It must have a beginning, a middle, and an end. I will do one, too. Tag me @ruffmiriam
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Norwood in Flash Fiction

Spare Change

A man takes the change from his delivery order and pauses over a grimy penny before discarding it and settling into the grooves of his couch.

Earlier, a delivery man accepts the contents of his daughter's piggy bank to help pay the rent.

Earlier, a little girl squeals as she takes the penny a magician just pulled out of her ear.

Earlier, a deli owner flips a penny in the air to decide whether to pursue his dream of being a magician.

Earlier, a homeless man picks up a penny from under a table so he has enough money to buy a sandwich.

Earlier, a man wedges a penny under a wobbly table leg at a cafe where he will propose.

Earlier, a man walking home contemplates ordering delivery. He glimpses a shiny penny falling from his pocket as he fumbles for his keys.

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