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Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
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99 Word Flash Fiction : Water
The strong wind created high waves whilst the rain beating his face, ran like rivers through the deep crevasses. “Komm liebling, you can do it” the German whispered to his boat as he battled forward to the middle of the … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Relic
The word relic originates in English from around the 17th century coming from the old French relique which in turn came from the Latin reliquiae and of course means an object, person or thing that has survived from an earlier … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: contrasts
Contrasts are found everywhere with some being a little more subtle than others. Those that are obvious are often because of the stark difference in the colours in the image such as those in the gallery above which require no explanation.This … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Space Between
An Hour is a Sea Between a few and me With them would harbour be – Emily Dickinson
Weekly Photo Challenge: Extra
Four Photographs from Vietnam/Cambodia – all with a bit of added extra. Any photographs I take of places such as Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia (where a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark was filmed) I avoid having people … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Green Room
If I had known we were eating last night in The Green Room I would have saved my room entry in the Weekly Photo Challenge by a day and posted these photographs of a very green room. Instead I am putting a second … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Room
Rooms vary such as this minimalist room. Rooms of this type are defined by walls, the space being contained within these boundaries. Numerous materials are used in the construction of a room, with the internal supports being either steel, metal or … Continue reading
Weekly writing Challenge: A Lost Art
There are so many lost arts such as building dry rock walls that have been lost or almost lost to society. I have a friend who is a dry rock wall builder having done his apprenticeship in the UK. There … Continue reading
Weekly photo Challenge: The calm face of past and present
At Angkorr Watt the history of the Cambodian people is told on the walls of the temples. Nothing has changed. Wars followed by peace. The temples a place of calm today and yesterday. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/split-second-story/
Weekly writing Challenge List :ten countries visited and the Emotions I Attach to each
Cambodia Fear palpable – theirs and mine At Angkorr Watt – overwhelming history, both ancient and modern England Longing replaced by Disappointment Intense Boredom felt as though at home, all childhood places France Gourmet heaven (cost the earth) Gourmet disappointment (when … Continue reading
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