It must be real exciting to get to fight ogres and monsters all the time! I've only ever seen one ogre -- Mr. Singleton, my Geography teacher. He's got a big pot belly and snaggly teeth and hair growing out of his ears and he's real grumpy all the time, so I'm pretty sure he's an ogre. He made me stay after class and laminate the blackboard because I couldn't remember the name of some dumb river. If you're ever in town, I'll find out where he lives so you can hit him with your sword. That'll teach him! Ha ha ha, see what I did there?

They're holding try-outs for the school play next week. They're doing Quest of the Cave Princess. Brooklyn Alexander is gonna be playing Princess Morgan'driel, so if I got to be Flayden'driel I'd get to kiss her! Last time I tried out for a play, though, I had to be the stupid boa constrictor, so it's probably not worth the gamble.

Life here is the same as it ever was. Every morning, I have to comb dad's feet before I can eat breakfast. Usually, I have a big plate of shortcake with a side of cinnamon, and wash it down with a glass of Tang.