Thank you to all who have submitted to the anthology ‘When This is All Over …’ which is in aid of the Rennie Grove Nurses. Already there has been over 300 submissions from across the globe. In the light of events, the deadline is extended for another six months until March 31st, 2021. The key […]
Extended Deadline … by Ms Paige Turner
02/10/2020 // by Jan Moran Neil
Happy Coral Anniversary by Ms Paige Turner
19/09/2020 // by Jan Moran Neil
Bored Husband ‘Your husband has just called to say you can buy anything in this shop,’ the plaque reads. But my husband stares out to sea; examines the mainsails of catamarans whilst I examine the ‘Just Cruisin’’ swimwear. We know everything in life carries a price tag. Amongst the bric-a-brac there is another plaque which […]
The Magic and Madness of 2020
06/09/2020 // by Jan Moran Neil
‘The Magic and Madness of 2020…’ by Ms Paige Turner. Last night Mr Justin Case and I had a gander round some Amazon Prime films as we had signed up. Within minutes we had decided on viewing ‘The Professor and the Madman’ – the story of the laborious making of the Oxford Dictionary. That caught […]
Overstrung by Ms Paige Turner
25/08/2020 // by Jan Moran Neil
‘Overstrung’ by Ms Paige Turner Overstrung My moistened cloth dabs discord on your cream keys, which you have oiled with finger grease over years spilling tears, plodding keys to please. My veined fingers make amusical nonsense, like my wired voice post breakfasts tuned into “scales”. Here have we both played imperfect harmonies, plodding keys to […]
A Triolet for Laurie Lee
10/08/2020 // by Jan Moran Neil
A Triolet for Laurie Lee – 14.5.97 by Ms Paige Turner In last bi-month’s blog I wrote about the nine VIPs I had met and clean forgot about getting drunk with Laurie Lee. I tried to sell a feature to ‘The Oldie’ outlining this experience but the editor told me, ‘It’s difficult to find someone […]
Name Drop In Centre by Ms Paige Turner
02/08/2020 // by Jan Moran Neil
1. Chris Biggins 2. Kate O’Mara 3. Dr Liam Fox 4. James Corden 5. Elton John 6. Carrie Fisher 7. David Essex 8. Kenneth Branagh 9. Christine Keeler 10. The Queen I once drove Chris Biggins round Trafalgar Square in my mini whilst he opened the window and shouted, ‘Help. I’m being kidnapped’. Kate O’Mara […]
Name Drop in Centre by Ms Paige Turner
09/07/2020 // by Jan Moran Neil
Which one of these celebrities have I never met? Free assessment (up to 200 words) for the first one in with the correct answer! 1. Chris Biggins 2. Kate O’Mara 3. Dr Liam Fox 4. James Corden 5. Elton John 6. Carrie Fisher 7. David Essex 8. Kenneth Branagh 9. Christine Keeler 10. The Queen […]
‘Shakespeare’s Clock’ by Jan Moran Neil
30/06/2020 // by Jan Moran Neil
This is the title of my next novel and I have just signed with Cranthorpe Millner Publishers. It will be out next year. Let’s hope I will be able to launch in person. Spread your Lovely Words and Not the Virus. An Anthology entitled ‘When This is All Over …’ in aid of the Rennie […]
‘God Speed the Vaccine …’
13/06/2020 // by Jan Moran Neil
‘God Speed the Vaccine’ by Ms Paige Turner – Blog 243 Karen Gray-Kilfoil who runs the Scribblers Writers’ group in Fish Hoek, Cape Town has asked me to help her out in a Live Webinair meeting next week. She would like a list of topics writers can tackle for my ‘When This is All Over’ […]
‘Sunday Shoes’ Commendation
27/05/2020 // by Jan Moran Neil
‘Sunday Shoes’ Commendation. I was delighted to be one of three commendations after three winners in the Enfield National Poetry Competition. There were a thousand entries and the comp was judged by Ruth Padel. You can view the poem here: www.enfieldpoets.com ‘Spread your Lovely Words and Not the Virus.’ An Anthology entitled ‘When This is […]