“Why is the news so full of doom and gloom” asked the little girl looking up at her mother
“we are reading only about poor and dying people” seven days a week
With a wistful smile, the mother replied, “dear child please do not bother”
“Newspapers do not always believe in what they claim they speak”
‘When you grow older you will realise sensationalism sells”
‘Exaggerating Hell’s Bells.”
(Word Count: 68)
Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt #225
