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In this fictional story set in the future, the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing has made a huge mistake. The machines have malfunctioned and started creating an enormous excess of American currency. The Bureau tries to keep the money from the public for fear of an economic crash, but unfortunately word gets out and thousands of US citizens attempt to get their hands on the money. Many succeed and distribute the money throughout the country. The economy tumbles quickly downhill, as money loses its worth and prices soar ever higher. A new Great Depression begins. This story focuses on a young girl, Amelia, trying to survive and live a normal life. ps. sorry for any themes of US imperialism. I was planning on writing further and condemning it, but I guess that never happened. Last story edit 2015, last bio edit 2020.
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Shell Out

What is the price of making dreams come true? Can they be bought with money, or do they require something else? Greg wants to see his dreams come true -- to furnish his apartment with nice things, find the perfect girl to share it with, and ultimately become a bigger success than his father had been -- but life keeps finding ways to alter his plans. Can Greg adapt to life's little wrenches and overcome impoverishing events to bring his dreams to reality? Or will he succumb to the hardships of being twentysomething and accept the life he's been given? "Shell Out" is a story I first wrote in 2006 and was inspired by a man crank-calling a local radio station about the stupid things he had sold on eBay. At some point, it will become the first story in a new collection of works called "Tales of Economic Survival," which share a common theme of people working crappy jobs to make ends meet. It's a comedy.

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