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“Watch, Dad, this is how you lose!”

Dragon Little, only 4 years old and already an experienced sword-fighter and adventurer, stood next to her father, surrounded by pirates. This was Backwards Day, in which, as Dragon Father had defined it, they were doing everything backwards. They flew Bonny’s Revenge backwards, they gave stolen treasure to pirates rather than steal it back, released a super villain rather than imprison him, and now fought him and his crew in order to lose the fight.

“Ha ha!” Dragon Little hit one of the pirate’s swords with her small sword.

“Ow!” both the pirate and Dragon Little said, and dropped the sword. They said the same thing, but only one of them was faking it.

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Dec 28
Dec 28 #182: Learning Sword-Fighting, Part 2: Learning to Lose

Guy Hasson

Age: 2, Told by The Red Dragon

“To win in the end,” he said more slowly, “you have to lose well in the beginning. Lose really well. Lose and be happy about it. Here,” he threw her the small sword. She caught it without effort. “I’ll show you.”

They both stood in front of each other, swords drawn.

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Dec 26
Dec 26 #181: Learning Sword-Fighting, Part 1

Guy Hasson

Age: 2, Told by The Red Dragon

“Defend yourself!” Dragon Father slammed his right leg forward on the deck of Bonny’s Revenge, his right arm gripping his sword tightly in front of him.

“Defend yourself!” Dragon Little, now only 2 years old, slammed her right leg forward , and gripped her own sword (a much smaller sword) in a fighting position against her father.

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‘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.

May 20
May 20 #274: Backwards Day: Losing

Dec 28
Dec 28 #182: Learning Sword-Fighting, Part 2: Learning to Lose

Dec 26
Dec 26 #181: Learning Sword-Fighting, Part 1

My name is Guy Hasson.

I write fantasy and science fiction.

The ‘Lost in Dreams’ book series is my life project.

‘The Squashbuckler Diaries’ describe what happens before, after, and between the books.

I’m writing it for my daughters, but I hope YOU enjoy it, too!

‘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.

May 20 May 20 #274: Backwards Day: Losing

Dec 28 Dec 28 #182: Learning Sword-Fighting, Part 2: Learning to Lose

Dec 26 Dec 26 #181: Learning Sword-Fighting, Part 1

My name is Guy Hasson.

I write fantasy and science fiction.

The ‘Lost in Dreams’ book series is my life project.

‘The Squashbuckler Diaries’ describe what happens before, after, and between the books.

I’m writing it for my daughters, but I hope YOU enjoy it, too!

May 20
May 20 #274: Backwards Day: Losing

Dec 28
Dec 28 #182: Learning Sword-Fighting, Part 2: Learning to Lose

Dec 26
Dec 26 #181: Learning Sword-Fighting, Part 1