Found Objects (microfiction)


Without its diamonds, it was a beet-hued hunk of junk, an Americana tchotchke.

Stolen, never recovered, the news had said.

Dialing, she held the Liberty Bell Ruby to the sunlight.

“Larry,” she said, “you’re not gonna believe what I just got at a yard sale for seven bucks.”




Writing Prompt: Include the words ruby and seven


 

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  1. ChristineJuly 9, 2020 at 12:23 PM

    Isn't this the dream, though? The reason we all watch Antiques Roadshow? :)

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  2. MargaretJuly 9, 2020 at 2:32 PM

    I love that you looked at this and thought yard sale. If you had a giant ruby, of why oh why would you carve it into a liberty bell?

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    1. JenJuly 10, 2020 at 8:33 AM

      LOL. Seriously, it's one of the ugliest things I've ever seen. Even though it's this famous lost treasure, I could hardly find a picture of it on the internet. It's almost like people didn't want to remember what it looked like!

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  3. Sanch @ Sanch WritesJuly 9, 2020 at 5:09 PM

    Haha that's pretty amazing!

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