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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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Turbidity on the Mekong: Thursday’s Special
The river snakes A lifeline to millions Their fate dependent on its waters For fish and food Construction, summer rains carry sediment From Tibet through China, Burma, Laos and Cambodia Until finally, in Vietnam, it heads to sea … Continue reading
Glow: Thursday’s Special
Red and yellow glows offer comfort, warmth and safety while that which glows blue and green Unsafe you find you feel Fearful of radioactivity, outer space or simply what lies within your own headspace A feeling of unrest Unless of … Continue reading
Parks Purposes: Thursday’s Special
Through the generations children have played in parks Walked dogs and enjoyed the shrubbery. Parks are places to picnic exercise or relax and enjoy the view. There are deer parks and caravan parks Parks by the beach and parks by … Continue reading
Inflated: Thursday’s Special
Inflations serve to protect Preventing the neck from that whiplash effect In the pool inflatables keep toddlers afloat Whilst other inflatables are there to attract Once they have your eye You’ll be sure to buy. At other times inflating is … Continue reading
Scattered: Thursday’s Special
Birds, clouds and constellations Scattered in the skies above bats in tree and hobbit homes in hillsides Scattered on land White posts like graveyard markers stand While the carcasses of the dead lay scattered and a scattering of the living … Continue reading
Traces of the Past: Thursday’s Special
The Maypole dates back to the Iron Age (6th – 8th Century) BC. Although there are a number of schools of thought as to the meaning of the Maypole the most common is that it is an ancient fertility rite. … Continue reading
Three of a Kind: Thursday’s Special
Pythagorus claimed three was truth Triangular forming and life it seems has three sides Harmony, wisdom and understanding creatures are born, they live then die chronologically there is a past, a present and a future books have a beginning, a … Continue reading
Different Countries in the country at Night: Thursday’s Special
Our last night in Cambodia, we watch traditional dancers perform on a brightly lit stage. In the Pelorus Sound, New Zealand we arrived at the batch in the early night. Outside a velvety surreal sight Comforting warmth indoors. At … Continue reading
Forbidden: Thursday’s Special
Signs are generally placed to protect the reader from lurking danger. Forbidding you from doing something in order that you will live to be forbidden from doing something else. Some things are to protect something other than the self such … Continue reading
Spume: Thursday’s Special
The physical phenomenon of spume otherwise known as sea foam, white horses, ocean foam, sea suds has always had me fascinated. Sometimes it is so thick that it can be blown onto the beach where it sits in mounds. It … Continue reading
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