‘The Squashbuckler Diaries’ are the daily tales of Joy Shelley’s Life in the Dream. The ‘Lost in Dreams’ books will tell the story of what happens to her at ages 6, 9, 12, 15, and so on. The diaries tell us what happens before, after, and between the books.

#195: Up Your Ass!

“Up your ass!” 

Dragon Little, only four and a half years old, stood on the deck of Bonny’s Revenge and thrust forward with her small sword.

“Up your ass!” She yelled again as she hit another imaginary villain. 

“Up your ass!” She had climbed on the railing of the deck and fought her imaginary fight while keeping her balance. 

“Up your ass!” she screamed as she fell down on the villain having climbed halfway up the mast. 

“Up! Your! Ass!” 

“Up-ya-ass!” 

“Up your ass!” 

“Up your ass ass ass!” 

Finally, she ran at her father with her sword, thrusting to his right and left, “Up! Your! Ass!” 

Dragon Father sighed and cupped his face in his hands. He whispered to himself, “I really shouldn’t have said that during the fight, should I?” 

Dragon Little turned her back on him and continued to fight, “Up your ass! Up your ass ass ass ass ass ass!” 

Dragon Father lowered his hands and sighed again. “This is never going away, is it?”

—Told by The Red Dragon

#196: Being a Leader

#194: It Starts with Elephant Dung