Despite what we’ve all been taught to believe, Time Travel is not a figment of our imagination. “Back to the Future” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth” are true stories. Let me show you what I’ve learned.
This young man made an amazing trip to the dinosaur age and found
that he could actually tame some of them using Jedi skills. He said that this small dinosaur was actually pretty friendly as long as he kept M&Ms in his pockets for treats. Despite the sharp teeth, he convinced his trusty steed to eat only plants. The boy said that his time atop the dinosaur was like riding a pony – and he named him “Toothy.”
Moving forward a few million of years, Capt. John Smith found himself in quite a quandary at Jamestown Fort. Since disease and starvation was rampant, most of the soldiers and other members of the governing council had either died or fled to England on the first available ship leaving Smith in charge. Because of these disastrous events, he recruited younger and younger men and taught them to be soldiers. 
This lad accepted his fate, but wan’t happy when he realized the muskets were longer than he and nearly as heavy.
Skipping forward 160+ years the same boy was drafted again. He told the recruiters that he had served before, but they and their commanders doubted him. He appealed his case all the way to Gen. George Washington. When the boy explained that he had already served from 1610-1614, Gen. Washington took umbrage. He ordered punishment
and a two year enlistment.
Fortunately, the boys made it back to the 21st century and found more gentle steeds to ride.
Upon their return they found other boys preparing for time travel. 
Before they could warn them of the dangers, the new boys were deep into boot camp and almost ready to begin their travels. We can only hope these recruits also return home safely.
© Sharon D. Dillon, January 15, 2015
Laugh your way to peace, love and joy 
Dear Sharon,
Nice try. The photos are not needed, but are OK, to carry the piece forward. Second sentence, third paragraph: correct verb to “were”, to match plural subject. The spacing of events seems unbalanced. You could eliminate the first event without damaging the impact of the piece. Keep trying.
Sincerely,
Jack Lott
Thank you for the comments, Jack. They help. I know the pacing was uneven. The first and last photos were included to get all four of my boys into the story. I didn’t want to focus on just one, without having any ideas about stories for the other three boys.
Unfortunately, the boys set to go rarely listen to the boys who have been. We all have to see for ourselves. Still, it brought a chuckle. Thanks for that.
So true. Glad you liked it.
Is T. Samuel Emery your pen name?
So cute! Love your little recruits, you are so blessed.
Thank you, Ellie. They keep me jumping.
Sharon, it’s real cute. Good job. One typo ‘wasn’t’. dave
Thanks for the comment and heads up. Yikes! I’ll check on it.
Oh, Sharon, this is absolutely adorable! Thanks for the laugh. Well done!
Thank you, Carson. This one took a long time to hatch. First the idea, then learning how to download photos from phone and camera, then figuring out how to insert the photos. Still working on that last one – alignment that is.
Looks like you got the pictures in the story. Looks good!
Thank you. Need more practice to align the photos better. Haven’t had much response. I thought Emmy would comment but haven’t seen anything yet.