Spare Change

Thunder: Intimately Intricate & The Writing Cooperative Contest”

Vanessa Correia
Nov 1 · 2 min read

I felt guilty that my stomach rumbled just as the homeless man shook his cup of spare change. I could do something about my hunger, but his was at the mercy of strangers.

As my money clinked in his cup it echoed over the now almost deserted train station — my attempt at kindness amplified.

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Vanessa Correia

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a.k.a. Wordless Pirate. Lover of Words. Writer of Words. Sworn enemy of the blank page. Work in progress: https://www.vanessacorreiawriter.com/

Intimately Intricate

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