Greetings from (chilly) Ireland

[NoviceWriter]

Welcome! And congrats on your shortlisting!

Aww, thanks, Nmlee. Hope all is well, and that your writing is going as planned. Looking forward to chatting more with everyone once I get to find my way around the colony.

 

[NoviceWriter]

Welcome to the Colony!

Thanks, Lex. What writing are you working on at the moment?

 

[NoviceWriter]

Hi Eoghan, welcome to the Colony!

Thanks Rich. Looking forward to spending more time browsing my way through the various forums and getting involved in conversations. Congrats on the fantastic reading on pop-ups earlier.

 

[Robinne Weiss]

Thanks Robinne,
I guess it's warmer there than where I am. New Zealand is a place I intend to visit at some stage. Friends say it's magical. The only person I know from New Zealand is the AC/DC's on again / off again drummer Phil Rudd. (He's from Tauranga I believe.

Well, it might not be warmer today--rain driven by a stiff cold wind. But we were in shorts all last week. And, yes, NZ is magical. I arrived 14 years ago, and have no intention of leaving.

 

[Eva Ulian]

Hello Eoghan, I thought I'd make a return visit. Previously I called you by your User Name but I ssee you have a name... Eoghan, as it must be Irish, is there a translation?

 

[NoviceWriter]

Hello Eoghan, I thought I'd make a return visit. Previously I called you by your User Name but I ssee you have a name... Eoghan, as it must be Irish, is there a translation?

Hi Eva,
Eoghan - pronounced Owen or Eoin - is a really old Irish version of Eugene, my late father's name. It's interesting to observe some people stare and blink at the name and then see their lips twist as they try to figure out how to say it... I've been called many things over the years, Ogan, Ugan, etc.

 

[Emily]

"Your" version of Eoghan means "Little warrior" (I have a son, Thomas Eoghan, whose name-spelling was chosen over Eoin or Owen because of the meaning)

 

[NoviceWriter]

Wow, didn't know that, Rainbird. Great to know. Thanks a million.

 

[Eva Ulian]

Hi Eva,
Eoghan - pronounced Owen or Eoin - is a really old Irish version of Eugene, my late father's name. It's interesting to observe some people stare and blink at the name and then see their lips twist as they try to figure out how to say it... I've been called many things over the years, Ogan, Ugan, etc.

It's good to know that, should I meet you, I now feel confident what to call you I mean pronounce your name... My great-uncle was called Eugene and there's a big engineering firm in Darlaston (I lived in Darlaston Road) called Rubery Owen. Now, you are unforgettable!