"Bad Writing" - an exercise...

(This is an exercise from Julia Cameron's Right to Write- Write a tabloid story... as crazy as possible)

Londonderry, Ireland.

In what appears to be a mass movement, the Tuatha de Danaan have emerged from their fairy mounds and are once again laying claim to Ireland. One observer of the mass exodus from under the hills stated, "They were just floating, tall and serene, more beautiful than anything I have ever seen."

As all in Ireland know, the Tuatha de Danaan conquered Ireland by eliminating or enslaving the Fir Bolg. They were later banished, or retreated, under great mounds throughout Ireland, due to low birth rate. They became the popular reasons for colicky children (changeling); wailing upon the death of a loved one (ban sidhe or banshee) and all other forms of mischief throughout the centuries.

With the re-emergence, one has to question the timing of the move. Many attempted to ask the fae ones questions, but were rebuffed or ignored completely. It was as if the creatures from under the mounds neither knew, nor cared to learn, our language.

Local businesses, homes, and traffic were disrupted for several hours until the Garda remembered that the Fae are allergic to steel and rounded several of them up with steel chains, ostensibly bound for prison. Unfortunately, this was not before several members of the community were enraptured by the ethereal creatures and taken under the mounds with, what appeared to be, fairy soldiers.

It remains to be seen what will happen to the fairies now that they have revealed themselves, once again, to the world.