Thursday, March 17, 2011

SPD Fest Baby! Blarny! Arse! Bollocks! Sexy Accents and Such!

Happy Thursday! Did you all wear your green today?

I donno about you, girls, but I am a SUCKER for the Irish accent. Dudes, take note! 1.Get the accent and 2.you will get the babes. Proven fact. Don't believe me? FINE! Be alone then! 

Okay, I broke the rules but as one of two of the creators of this fest, I can, so nanner-nanner-boo-boo. It's longer than 200. But again. My game. I get to.

We had an amazing turn out for this fest! Thanks everyone for being so incredibly awesome!! Alexia and I will pick our 2 winners by the end of the week! Keep an eye out for the announcement on MONDAY!!(Alexia will post her's on her site, me on mine.)  


    Green lights flickered in the distance. I managed to find a secluded patch of grass to pass out on. The hill overlooked all the downtown action but I was tired of the noise and needed to get away. Cool night air folded blades of grass onto my cheek. It tickled but my Guinness-heavy arms couldn't brush it away. Just as that all too familiar black, solid sleep hit I thought I saw a flash of green velvet and gold buckles.

    “Poke her,” a too high pitched voice to be human said near my head.

    “You can't poke the princess!”

    Princess? Did I pass out in the 1800's? 

    My eyes opened but the haze didn't lift for some of the longest seconds I have ever known. Little men with fuzzy faces, green velvet suits with gold accents, and curly shoes were crowded around me. 

    “Give her some air,” one snapped at the small – and I meant that literally – crowd. 

    Head pounding, I sat up on my elbows, eyes darting around me. I felt weird. Hung over, yes, but my skin was being assaulted by a strange sensation. When I looked down, I found the culprit. A gown of silk and silver draped over me. Ringlets bounced on my shoulders as, startled, my accusing gaze glared at each little man in turn. 

    Someone had changed me, seen me naked! 

    “Amber,” a booming voice called to me. Not small or pitched right to belong to one of the tiny men and nothing but my name was spoken.

    I found him, standing tall and commanding behind the crowd. It parted as he drew near. His hand motioned for me to take it. When I did, his strong arm lifted me from the ground. He was ugly as sin. Though his smile was obviously meant to be comforting, the sneer, full of gangly, yellow teeth, did nothing to ease my fear. His eyes were what made me believe he was trying to be kind. They were soft and bright green, sparkling like glitter. 

    He filled me with magic, from my perfectly dyed blond hair, to my pedicured toes. It tingled within me, almost painfully. And the little men bowed low, their noses touching the grass. 

    The ugly stranger, a King it would turn out, gave me magic. The little men -leprechauns-gave me adoration.  

    And that is how I became the Leprechaun Queen – drunk and passed out on a hillside in Ireland on Saint Patrick's Day. 

                                                                                                                                      ~Colene Murphy


Hop around! Enjoy the festivities and Happy St. Patrick's Day my friends!

36 comments:

  1. See, I was all fine with the idea of being a leprechaun queen, until you had to keep talking about how ugly the king was. I've decided it is now my mission to write a story in which there is a sexy male leprechaun. I'll just file that away in my "ideas to revisit later" category.

    I love the story though. I wish I'd turned into a princess every time I was drunk. I'd have owned most of the world by now.

    You're still a cheater though. ;o)

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  2. Great story, Colene. Happy St. Patrick's Day! I can't wait to see who wins your awesome fest.

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  3. LOL! Funny Colene. Looks like a GREAT turn out.

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  4. I love your story! I wonder how drunk you have to get to believe your a Leprechaun Queen. Oh, that's right. It's magic. ;-)

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  5. Long live the lephrechaun queen!!! teehee--love your little tale!

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  6. Dunno about wearing green.... does feeling green count?

    Like your story! Unfortunately I wasn't able to participate in the blogfest, but I'll be visiting the other blogs and reading the entries. Should be fun! :)

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  7. I thought men got hotter if you were drunk? :) Love this! Humor, magic, and an edge! Totally "Colene", I'd say! Thanks for hosting such a fun blogfest. Happy St. Patty's to you! (oh, and you did say 200-ish, and I took "ish" to mean within the realm of 200+ words...so, we're good, right?)

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  8. Awesome! :) And really, who doesn't love an Irish accent? Sexy!

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  9. Aw cute, love it!! Ah...Ireland. I'd love to go back one day. I bet it's crazy on St Patricks Day.

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  10. Very cute! Happy St. Patty's Dady (ps~ love the phrase, "Guiness-heavy arms" :)

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  12. "HAPPY ST. PADDY'S DAY LASS! (Think A heavy male Irish Accent speaking)

    QUEEN of the EMERALD ISLE, EH? I haven't heard of Amber being an Irish name, Lass, but yours is... Stick with you birth name, Lass, Colene. Now that's IRISH!

    Fun read... glad I gave you a good chuckle...


    Michael

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  13. What a great story! I loved the ugly King with his merry green eyes - and the idea of a Leprechaun Queen.

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  14. Bet ya you’d think he was cute after a few more ales. Fun story.

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  15. i LOVE this post! St. Pat's is an excuse for anyone with a wee bit o' Irish to consume mass quantities of alcohol regardless of whether they have any knowledge of what St. Patrick actually did! Quite the amusing post! I'm a follower :)

    http://mytaleoftriumphandsurvival.blogspot.com/

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  16. Haha. Remind me to drink more Guinness and pass out on hillsides :) And I love that you're King isn't some hotty.

    Thanks for hosting. This was a lot of fun.

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  17. Being part Irish, I can't resist this blogfest! Roland

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  18. That's great! And how did I leave "arse" out of my entry? Huge oversight.

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  19. Isn't it just like nobility to have ears that are too big, noses that should see a plastic surgeon and eyes that glitter. I'm glad they made you Queen.
    Nancy
    N. R. Williams, The Treasures of Carmelidrium, Special .99 through April 30

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  20. Colene, this is too fun! I love that they didn't mind you were drunk and passed out ;) Sounds to me like a proper St. Paddy's day queen should have a bit o' Guinness in her!

    I'm off to write my entry now! Sorry so late, but the old computer is acting up...argh...

    Cheers! And Happy Wearin' o' the Green!
    Arse...hee...

    Jen

    Oh, and Irish accent = very sexy indeed :)

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  21. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

    It's fun reading all the blogfest stories. :D

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  22. Hi there - loved your story... wish I could be made a queen in that way :) Thanks for hosting this fest - is great fun - mine's just up
    Lx

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  23. What fun. I've had my share of alcohol induced dreams, but I've never become a leprechaun queen. Maybe I should try it with Guinness. :)
    Happy St. Patrick's day! Great blogfest.

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  24. My daughter and I imparted some Guinness last night, but it nere made us into queens. So here we are, just Irish bloggers, drinkin' some tay. Slan'.
    Good luck on being the queen. Those leprechauns are a frisky bunch.

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  25. Getting me in a gown with ringlet hair and a pedicure would probably take being both passed-out and a fair amount of magic...congrats on your new princess status!
    erica

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  26. This gave me quite the giggle! You and your little leprechauns with their adoration!! Can you choose your own as the winner?

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  27. If I turned into a queen every time I passed out drunk on a hillside....I'd do it more often. haha. Though I'm not sure being the ruler of the leprechauns is worth the ugly king!

    Your descriptions are awesome as always!

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  28. LOVE this! So creative and awesome. I cheated and went over on my word count, too ;)

    And yes, Irish accents are sexy as all get out. I love an Irish man!

    You're a rockin' co-host!

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  29. Oh, the Guinness! You can always blame it on the fine, fine Guinness. Sweet!

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  30. Ha ha! Cheers to that! Super cute.

    I'm a sucker for an Irish accent too. Thanks for the fun blogfest! What a great way to spend ST Patty's Day... with some awesome bloggy friends. :)

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  31. Hey, were you at my house last night. Same thing happened, only it was my husband wearing green and I woke up wearing his shorts. No idea.

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  32. I really don't want to be a Leprechaun queen. Those creatures freak me out. Such a cute story!

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  33. ahh... now THAT'S the dream. :D LOVE it. So did that magical king magically change himself into handsome stranger? ;p

    Great stuff--and a great blogfest. How did I miss this??? xoxo <3

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  34. Great story and great blogfest. The accent is a good one though I still prefer a lass over a lad. ;-) Thanks for hosting the timely, fun blogfest.

    That is some way to become a princess. Sounds more fun than dragon guarded castles and being rescued all the time.

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  35. Great story. Yes I can see you as Leprachaun Queen! :O)

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