S. E. Shellcliffe
What’s a duckbutt, you may be asking yourself.
Mika knows, but she's not telling.
Believe!
No. (Some people may think they are part bird because they have upturned duck butts, which are covered with white feathers.)
Are duckbutts elves from another planet?
No. They do think it’s helpful to act like an elf during the winter holiday season.
What’s it like to talk with a duckbutt?
If you mention upside-down cake, they will ask if you have to be upside down to eat it.
Do the duckbutts have a secret identity?
Yes, they do!!!
Yes! The duckbutts are tiny healers who look like humans except for their duck butts, which are covered with white feathers. They are just three inches short. Here are the names of some of the duckbutts: Pisha, Trisha, Polleon, Pullanski, Rajeski, Dustinski, Spella, Stanson, Charlson, and Violetta.
Female duckbutts have long hair and big eyes. With curly brown hair, the male duckbutts, Polleon and Pullanski could almost be twins. (Polleon’s hair is lighter brown.)
Trisha is know for being adventurous, while Pisha is known for her compassionate heart.
Male duckbutts are protective. All duckbutts are kind-hearted.
Author and writer S. E. Shellcliffe has written two screenplays and is working on a third one. She’s also written several picture books.
She’s built up a large body of work around the duckbutts. There are notebooks and files full of duckbutt stories.
THE GALAXY JUMP
An alienated 10-year-old genius must find the courage to heal from past trauma when rescuing funny, healer aliens from a space-time continuum accident catches the attention of Earth’s evil troublemakers.
THE POWER OF LAUGHTER
In THE POWER OF LAUGHTER, Sylvia has to deal with being bullied at her new school. The duckbutts are there to help her through it. The West Coast grerds are even worse than the Midwest grerds. To even the score over what happened with the Midwest grerds, the West Coast grerds steal something important from Sylvia. The duckbutts and Sylvia have to find a way to get it back. Joining in the adventure are three new fairies and some funny skunks! And, Sylvia fulfills a duckbutt prophecy.
An excerpt from THE GALAXY JUMP
EXT. FARM–TRAPEZE HANGING FROM A BIG TREE–MORNING
Sylvia’s swinging upside down on it. Peeking out from the base of the tree are three FAIRIES–the VIOLET FAIRY, the LILAC FAIRY, and the LILY OF THE VALLEY FAIRY.
The fairies are flying around, listening in, and playing about. Sylvia can’t see them, but the duckbutts can.
SYLVIA
Could I just ask, what you are. I mean, what do I call you, all of you?
PISHA
What are you?
TRISHA
Yes, where are your feathers?
SYLVIA
I don’t have any father, er, feathers.
POLLEON
Are you sure?
SYLVIA
Yes.
PULLANSKI
Have you checked?
SYLVIA
I don’t have to check. I just know I don’t. What are you called?
PULLANKSI
Buttducks, that’s the closest we can get to it. We’re buttducks.
Sylvia tries hard not to laugh.
SYLVIA
Buttducks? Really?
POLLEON
Wait, wait a minute.
POLLEON
Duckbutts, we’re duckbutts.
SYLVIA
Oh yes, that makes sense. Duckbutts.