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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: Charlie Chaplin
“I’ve found a secret drawer in Dad’s bureau” Charlie’s daughter told her sister. They looked out at the mountains ringing Lake Geneva contemplating breaking in. Their excitement rose as they saw an envelope hidden in the back. “This confirms Great-Grandma … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Broken in more ways than one
Angkor Thom was founded by King Jayavarman VII built in the 10th and 11th century. It was built in an almost perfect square and outside its high walls was a wide moat which once housed hungry crocodiles. It is a … Continue reading
Thursday’s Special: Opposites — The Old Bakehouse
Stroud situated on the mid North Coast of NSW had its beginnings in the early 1800s. It was the town which was the headquarters of the Australian Agricultural Company. Roger’s father who lived in Brighton U.K. still had shares in … Continue reading
Shadow Shot Sunday 2: State Library of NSW (Mitchell Wing) and its muted shadows
On entering the library the shadows become muted as does the conversation. A reverent hush descends on those that walk the halls of the library (founded 1826) moved to this location as it could no longer house the growing collection. … Continue reading
Shadow Shot Sunday 2: The iconic Hills Hoist
1945 saw the first Hills Hoist come off the manufacturing line in Adelaide South Australia, in Lance Hill’s backyard. Lance produced it at his wife’s request, as a cheap replacement clothes line to the old line slung across the back yard … Continue reading
99 Word Flash fiction: Muses, Plato and waffle
I am struggling and I mean struggling with a capital S with the writing of the methodology chapter for my thesis.I don’t know how on earth I can write something that makes sense, when I understand little of what anybody … Continue reading
Timbergetters, Forebears, Water and BOTS
When we had the farm we became interested in the history of the area and soon realised that my forebears were instrumental in the upstream country where logging the timber with the bullock teams was the main activity. It must … 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
99 Word Flash Fiction: Amelia
99 word Flash Amelia left the two women who stared after her. “Amelia’s in the family way again.” “Every time that ne’er-do-well husband comes home she has another bairn.” “Lucky his ship don’t come in too oft. Threes enough on … Continue reading
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 