Did you ever play “make-believe?” I loved making up stories and tales. It was my favorite part of a sleepover. I still enjoy works of fiction, especially the ones that transport you to another world. I like the Hobbit and Harry Potter. I like the idea that magical places exist. I do not however like my news to be works of fiction. I prefer facts over fiction. I need my news to be relevant, fact- checked and true. We live in a day and age when fiction can be reported as truth. We live in a day and age where false flags occur daily and everything and everyone has to be scrutinized. I’m not saying everything is a lie. I’m just saying the truth can be skewed. Numbers can be miscalculated. Pay attention. Be alert.

“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.” ― Jessamyn West