PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
“We almost there, Mom?” Teddy asked again.
“What do you think?”
“Maybe…if we’re about to enter a PORTAL that’ll drop us off in grandpa’s backyard!” Teddy pressed his nose against the window. “Look at those clouds! Bet you could hop across them, like stepping stones in a stream! ‘Course, that’d make us the METAL-PLATED fish, swimming around. Do you think there are little cars driving FISH around like submarines in the ocean!?!”
“Where’s your Switch?”
“Away.”
“You’ve got one more hour.”
“Really?!?”
Mom sighed. “Let’s think of it as career training.”
“What for?”
“Your future as a game designer.”
As always, many thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for hosting Friday Fictioneers! Stop over and read a wonderful array of 100-word-fiction pieces based on this photo prompt!
Angela Writes... 
I’m not sure what a Switch is, but the mother seems to have the future all mapped out
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A Switch is a handheld gaming console. And I think Mom has just given up at this point and is trying to make the best of what she has… ;).
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Children’s imaginations are boundless, let it run.
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I agree! Thank you for the comment, James.
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What an imagination that kid has. Great story and the last line made me LOL.
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If Mom’s gonna give in to more video game time, she’s got to at least tell herself it’s for her son’s good, hehe! Thanks for reading and commenting!
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This is such a fun, imaginative story. Delightful! Enjoyed reading it.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed the story! Thanks for reading and commenting :).
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I like where his imagination took him, he’ll go far for sure!
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Hopefully there’s a place for his imagination even after he gets a little older! Thanks for reading and commenting, Keith!
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Hahaha brilliant piece
I love his musing on the stepping stone clouds, they kinda do look like that.
I bet he keeps her entertained. Love it.
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That’s the first thing I thought of when I saw the photo: Stepping stones through the sky! I have a feeling there’s rarely a dull moment in this household ;). Thank you for reading and commenting, Laurie!
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Dear Angela.
It sounds like the perfect future occupation for this imaginative kid. Those clouds did look like you could use them for stepping stones. 😉 Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, I hope he doesn’t lose his imagination as he grows. I think his Mom will help direct him into a suitable career :). And stepping stones were my first thought when the photo came through this week! Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Very good!
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Maybe he’ll turn out to be another Elon Musk (but much nicer).
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Hehe! Only time will tell, I suppose. Thanks for reading and commenting, Patrick!
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Great imagination. I see a bright future in those clouds.
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That seems to be what his mom is hoping! Thanks for reading and commenting, Dawn!
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