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GLEN VOLLMECKE Author: "Intermission a Place in Time."

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While investigating the Celtic culture, ignoring its’ faerie realm would be negligent. Frequently emanating from the Scottish Highlands many of our stories provide researched, factual folklore, usually written by eminent academics worldwide. Solid proof is provided of supernatural beings, and entities. One must keep an open mind, devoid of obvious fears and skepticism resulting from looming non-believers. Many of my future stories involve actual descriptions of these ‘other worldly existences.’ It's a magnificent trip into the faerie world, and I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I.

Time to explore another Scottish highland species associated with the ‘good people’ aka the faeries, goblins, and many other related types of creatures. A uniquely shadowy figure, this being will boggle the mind. The Fachan, so unusual; sporting only one large eye, one leg, one massive twisted claw-like hand and heaven knows what other unearthly digits, one can only speculate! Nevertheless, the Fachan and his graceless/physically assembled family members remain a significant part of the underworld, but they are seldom seen in daylight. Take a minute and in your mind picture the above description of the Fachan, and the shy albeit tiny replicas of their father will undoubtably pull at your heart strings!

We’ll now attempt to discover explicit details of the faerie world. For instance…a faes longevity? Such an enormous task ahead, so hold on tightly, and bear with me…not an easy accomplishment. Would Immortal be an educated guess? However, many faerie funerals are documented, also each time a tiny child expresses disbelief in faeries, a little person drops dead. However, despite wild speculations, it’s universally known that a life of hundreds of years endurance is the norm.

The English poet, painter, writer and artist extraordinaire William Blake, while enjoying a sun-drenched afternoon in his garden, reported seeing a faerie corpse cautiously supported by pixies and faes, resting amid rose petals, while preceded by somber chanting elves and faeries. The burial conducted with astonishing solemn, mesmerizing ceremony was captivating. Sadly, the unearthly scene suddenly vanished, leaving William Blake to cope with his sadness. Descriptions of faeries and goblins are essential for articulating our stories, with vivid reality, so now we move on to ‘Lusmore’ an Irish legend who resides in a fertile glen beneath the Gaelic mountains. Always wear ing sprigs of foxglove, he is never seen without his straw hat. Like a human sized version of a beetle, this creature is saddled with a huge de formity: an abnormally large hump on his back. A talented craftsman, he confidently plaits straw into hats, baskets and other marketable items. Meanwhile undoubtedly due to his distortion, he’s shunned by locals and villages. One evening by the old moat of Knockgrafton, while resting his wary limbs, Lusmore heard unearthly music emanating from the water’s edge. Suddenly, amid a dusty, irrational whirl wind, emerged a mass of faeries intent on adopting this poor ungainly dwarf. Ultimately, in honor of his place with the faes, even his unsightly hump disappeared. Now feeling a sudden surge of utopia, he wore a suit. His head felt dizzy and he slept. Renamed Jack Madden his personality changed to arrogant and selfish causing a big disruption in faerie land. So angry were they that a larger (than the original) hump was dispatched onto ‘Jack’s’ back. Unceremoniously, he was ejected from their castle. Next morning, he was found dead. The moral here is never piss off a faerie. In the next few weeks, we’ll explore more stories and descriptions of unusual and interesting creatures from the faerie realm. Stay tuned and our little people wish you all a healthy, prosperous and happy new

Thought for the day: It’s easy to say ‘I must do something’ but it takes less energy to just do it!

DAVID SHRIBMAN

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