A Bell Ringer For Life Comments
Jill's assignment as a new reporter was to interview an old bell ringer standing next to a red kettle outside a Walmart. Her editor had told her the man has been ringing the bell every Christmas for 40 years, the last ten or so outside a Walmart.
He didn't look like a do-gooder, Jill thought when she pulled up in her car and parked on the lot. In fact, quite the opposite. He looked like someone the money in the kettle might be able to help. But her assignment was to get the interview and write the story so she walked up and asked him if they could talk.
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7/25/2025 12:06:44 AM # 1.0.0
A poem that tells me a story- - that is uniting two of the loves of my life! ! ! The story had me in its grip from the beginning. In some ways I wanted to know his financial circumstances at the end of this story but after reflection I think it was the right choice you made to leave that aspect in obscurity- -it would not have added to the story and may indeed have subtracted from it. A rich man ringing that bell for so many years would have painted a different aspect than that it was a poor man ringing that bell- -leaving that detail out gave the story both aspects to consider and deepens its impact. Well done. 10++++++++++++++++++++++