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Pennies from God

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Pennies from God

Facing homelessness, Julia sees coin-sized promises of hope everywhere.

Matt Shaw
Jan 14, 2021
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Pennies from God

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Julia lives in an industrial warehouse storage room owned by an old friend. Her storage room—a big closet, really—has a door that locks; and over the years, she has retreated there often to escape domestic abuse, eviction and living on the streets. She is there now and has been for a year. She has tried to turn her closet into a home. Sometimes she call…

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