"I have a great invention!" my eleven-year-old son said.
"What's that?" I asked.
"A door with a special knob that enables you to teleport."
That got my interest. "How would it work?"
"You turn the knob one way, and you just walk into the room. You turn the knob the other way, and you end up somewhere else."
"What if you make a mistake, and turn it the wrong way?" I asked.
He thought about that. "Then you'd have 1,576,321 times to try to get back."
I guess that means, you'd better not make a mistake!
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Those aren't good odds!
ReplyDeleteNo, they're not. He'd better refine that knob!
Deletehaha hmmm I may go buy a lottery ticket and then fly first class wit those odds.
ReplyDeleteYou're idea is a safer bet.
DeleteThat sounds like a great story idea. Or a great what if.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking he needs to think about that one a little more. :)
DeleteWhere does your son get his brains from? he certainly comes up with some amazing thoughts.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your new book and thanks for the download.
Yvonne
I'd hate to say it, but I think he gets his crazy imagination from me! ;0)
DeleteI would have to totally stay away from that door! All too often I go on auto pilot and make a mistake! I'm certainly taking you up on the coupon offer! Cool and THANK YOU!
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Thank you for the review! I really appreciate it!
DeleteDon't you just hate it when you open the door, and you teleport somewhere, and then you can't remember why you teleported there in the first place?
ReplyDeleteYes. That's a real bummer!
DeleteHi, dear Sherry! It's encouraging to know that your son enjoys going low tech/no tech and using his imagination instead of relying on electronic devices 24-7. In 1961, when I was your son's age, I had a fertile imagination. Horror and sci-fi movies (including the 1960 film adaptation of H.G. Wells' The Time Machine), comic books and TV shows like The Twilight Zone inspired me to create scenarios in which I could teleport myself and time travel. I hope your son never loses his imagination. It is a gift.
ReplyDeleteIt is very kind of you to offer that free download of your book. Thank you very much, dear friend Sherry!
He has a great imagination! We had to limit his tech time, otherwise I'm sure he would be on devices 24/7.
DeleteYou're welcome for the download. I hope everyone who downloads it, enjoys it.
I have a red door resting on its side next to my house. It used to be my front door, which was replaced about eighteen months ago. Some new people moved in across and down the street a bit. When I met them, they said, Oh, yes, the house with the red door.
ReplyDeleteIt's a magical door, kind of like a wardrobe. I want to find Aslan.
Love,
Janie
Your door sounds very cool. You may have to make it a permanent fixture.
DeleteOh my goodness, Sherry... I love your little man's imagination! Ask him, from me, what he would do with three Earths, all identical to ours but with no people living there. I bet his answer would knock everyone's socks off!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great question. When he comes home from school, I'll have to remember to ask him.
DeleteWith those odds I'd have to stay away from that door...your son is quite smart with all his innovative ideas xox
ReplyDeleteI wish you success with your new book ♡
He is a creative one. I think this invention needs some tweeking, though.
DeleteThanks for your comment about my new book!
He is a clever boy. I am longing for his next smartness. Thanks for your kindness mam.
ReplyDeleteHe comes up with some good ones.
DeleteCan't I take a plane back?
ReplyDeleteYes. It would probably be much safer and faster!
DeleteYikes! Best be very away when turning a knob. And thank you for the free book. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. If you get it, I hope Brandon likes it.
DeleteAt least he gives you lots of chances to get where you want to go.
ReplyDeleteYes. But I think travelers will need a different mode of transportation for the return trip.
DeleteOh of all the supernatural skills I could have you can keep being able to read minds, become invisible etc, I'd love to be able to teleport.
ReplyDeleteThat would be cool!
DeleteWonder what you'd see when you opened the door all those extra times?
ReplyDeleteReminds me of a scene from Monsters Inc. where that exact thing happened. (Maybe my son was thinking about that!)
DeleteI'd also love to be able to teleport. :-)
ReplyDeleteAs long as you reconfigured correctly, it would be a cool thing.
Deletelet the zany birds chirp away!
ReplyDeleteI hope people enjoy their antics!
DeleteDon't think I'd get that door haha
ReplyDeleteIt's a little too "iffy"!
DeleteI don't like the sound of this teleportation via knob. Yikes.
ReplyDeleteHe definitely needs to rethink this invention!
DeleteWoot! Got my free copy. Thanks so much. And I don't like those odds. I'm not great at math, but I still don't like them.
ReplyDeleteGlad you got your copy. I hope you enjoy it.
DeleteI know I'm not using that door!
He's onto something, Sherry. If Ray Bradbury were alive he'd make a story of that doorknob.
ReplyDeleteLovely gift. Thank you.
It could be the start of a really good sci-fi movie!
DeleteHaha that's so funny!!! He's a creative kiddo :)
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