‘Red Lipstick & Revelations’ Book Launch and ‘The Search for the Missing Reading Glasses.’ Many thanks to the 60 attendees who supported the Book Launch of my poetry collection ‘Red Lipstick & Revelations’. These days there are such demands on our time; the world is a small place and people travel but I am so […]
‘Red Lipstick & Revelations’ Book Launch and ‘The Search for the Missing Reading Glasses’.
24/04/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
‘Red Lipstick & Revelations’ Book Launch/saturday 22nd April
09/04/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
Blog 161 – ‘Red Lipstick & Revelations’ Book Launch and Reading – Saturday 22nd April. I put this as my heading just in case anyone reads this and would like to come along to Barn Hall, Amersham Community Centre at 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm on this date. I will be reading along with a […]
Happy First Mothers’ Day
26/03/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
Happy First Mothers’ Day to Miss Trial and Mothers for whom this is the First Mothers’ Day. The Early Months can be a trial. But we are mad about Maddie. So happy First Nanas’ Day to me. 2 places left on the Creative Ink ‘Get Inspired’ course beginning on Tuesday 25th April for 5 weeks […]
My Marlow FM 97.5 Radio Interview
14/03/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
My Marlow FM 97.5 Radio Interview with the inimitable Diarmaid Fitzpatrick Mr Red Hat (who manages my website and is one of my oldest friends – no – I mean one of my longest standing friends) had uploaded my Marlow FM 97.5 Radio interview with Diarmaid Fitzpatrick. It can be accessed by hitting the button […]
Marlow FM Radio 97.5
19/02/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
You can catch me reading from my collection ‘Red Lipstick & Revelations’ published by www.indigodreams.co.uk on www.marlowfm.co.uk being interviewed by the inimitable Diarmaid Fitzpatrick. Marlow FM Radio 97.5. MId-Morning Matters/Friday 17th February – 10.00 am/Listen Again. Thanks to all who have said they are coming to the signing and reading of ‘Red Lipstick & Revelations’ […]
Bread Pudding Days …
11/02/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
Bread Pudding Days by Jan Moran Neil On soggy days when the rain spits my mother’s house is filled with the warmth of cinnamon sticks, rich dried fruit and softly sifted sugar. She folds and wraps our words: – the bargain cost of my orange gloves – the price we paid for our lost loves […]
Forthcoming Publication of ‘Red Lipstick & Revelations’ Poetry Collection
28/01/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
Book Reading by Jan and Creative Ink for Actors and Signing of Jan Moran Neil’s ‘Red Lipstick & Revelations’ Poetry Collection published by Indigo Dreams Publishing. http://www.indigodreams.co.uk/jan-moran-neil/4593516523 (You can order here now if you wish.) At: Barn Hall, Amersham Community Centre HP6 5AH On: Saturday 22nd April at 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm start Car […]
A Cinquain for Sybil …
17/01/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
Blog 155 – A Cinquain for Sybil by Ms Paige Turner Here is a cinquain: Sybil, Bold, poetic. Loving, writing, thinking … Of you, dear friend Sybil. The first line is a name. The second line is two adjectives describing the first line. The third line is three verbs ending in ‘ing’ The fourth line […]
Dancing …
04/01/2017 // by Jan Moran Neil
Dancing … I hope the New Year brings you all you wish for yourself and that you danced into 2017. I didn’t. The twisted nerve syndrome was however alleviated by Poetry with the Quakers yesterday. The theme was ‘Dancing’ so I chose Belloc’s ‘Tarantella’ and then read my own poem ‘Dressed to Kill’ which was […]
Time and Twisted Nerves will say Nothing but I told you so …
21/12/2016 // by Jan Moran Neil
Blog 153 – Twisted Nerve Dear Three Blog Readers – Here I am writing on the darkest day of the year. Yesterday was Miss Trial’s 30th birthday and our NCT group of 1986 have been seeking out those thirty years. Usually at this time I go Turkey Counselling but I’ve been busy teaching Maddie, the […]