‘Zigger-Zagger, Zigger-Zagger, Oi, Oi, Oi’ by Ms Paige Turner Fifty years ago Peter Terson’s ‘Zigger-Zagger’ was staged for the first time at the Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre in Holbein by the National Youth Theatre. Terson tells the story of Harry Philpot, who initially finds some meaning in life by becoming a football fan. Quite frankly, he […]
‘Zigger- Zagger’
10/09/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
Falling Over in Style …
25/08/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
Falling about In Style by Ms Paige Turner Mister Double Cream and I have fallen over: not fallen out and not together. I had followed his appearances at Wimbledon on Facebook in awe this summer. He has been a spectator and privy to some grand Wimbledon cocktail parties in a wonderful pink jacket. This spurred […]
Three Gentlemen from Gerrards Cross
04/08/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
‘Three Gentlemen from Gerrards Cross’ by Ms Paige Turner This week I led a workshop entitled ‘Unlocking Your Creative Unconscious’ at the Gerrards Cross Memorial Centre. I asked the writers to bring in an object which had some resonance for them. We do all sorts of things with these objects and not necessarily the obvious. […]
Some ‘Red Lipstick’ Perf Dates for Your Diary and Some ‘Red Lipstick’ Perf Feedback
28/07/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
Some Red Lipstick & Revelations Perf Dates for your diary and some Past Perf Feedback Gerrard’s Cross Philosophical and Literary Festival/Poems and Pints – Saturday 23rd September. 7.30 pm for 8pm at The Memorial Centre, East Common, Gerrards Cross, SL9 7AD. £8 to include a drink. Tickets available on the door and in aid of […]
Love All
16/07/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
‘Love All’ or ‘By Default?’ by Ms Paige Turner Mr Double Cream from Uxbridge gets a free poetry crit for emailing me with the name for ‘happy accident’ from last bi-month’s blog: serendipity. I’m sure his appearance with his good wife on Centre Court, Wimbledon and appearing on Facebook with Rod Laver was no accident […]
Happy Accidents
01/07/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
‘Happy Accidents’ by Ms Paige Turner – Blog 167 Since my last posting I’ve done a themed Summer evening workshop in Amersham which accidentally happened on the hottest of Midsummer Nights with Catherine Klyhn booking the Seasons Café also by coincidental accident. If you would like to attend the Wednesday 13th September Autumn workshop email […]
Long Walks and Elephants …
17/06/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
Creative Ink writers: Jane MacKinnon and Maureen Bradley have won the poetry and prose (respectively) ‘Rhyme & Reason’ competition this year. Judging is absolutely anonymous and Jane won with her outstanding poem ‘The Long Walk’. There were over 100 entries. Nick Wastnage judged the prose competition and Maureen Bradley’s ‘Make the Elephant Go Away’ which […]
‘Red Lipstick & Revelations’ Performances
06/06/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
The autumn ‘Get Inspired’ Tuesday course begins on Tuesday 12th September for 5 consecutive weeks – £180 – to include 3000 word assessment, coffee and biscuits at the Fitzwilliams Centre, Beaconsfield. 10.00 am until midday. There are three places left. Email me if you would like enrolment and syllabus details. My poetry collection ‘Red Lipstick […]
For my Father/100
19/05/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
The Great and the Good – For my dad 24/5/17-15/7/77 My father died on St. Swithin’s day, 1977, and it rained for a long time after that. We were given no notice of this major event. He lived three score years, depriving us of those very important ten, when he could have seen me married, […]
In Search of an Editor …
08/05/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
This is the first time I have printed someone else’s words on my blog but I don’t think I can say this better than Jill Wallis, the editor of ‘Rhyme & Reason’ raising funds for the Iain Rennie Grove Hospice. Hi, all. Many thanks to those of you who have sent your entries for this […]