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Irene Waters
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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Wordless Wednesday: Fingal Bay
FIRST MEMORIES
Originally posted on Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist):
My first memory is a vague, misty, scarcely-there vision of a railway line, a railway crossing and walking, walking, walking. I would have been around eighteen months old.…
99 Word Flash Fiction: Yellow Boat on the River and the Adventures of Perspemon (a children’s tale)
The faded yellow boat felt sad. Why didn’t the children want to go in him? They always chose the red boats and left him on the side of the pool. He knew he was special but why didn’t they? One … Continue reading
Call me anything but don’t call me late for dinner: Names and their importance
Names are a subject of great importance to memoir writers. I would go further and say names are important for us all. Paul Eakin, states in his article Breaking the Rules: The Consequences of Self Narration that we learn from our parents … Continue reading
99 word flash fiction challenge: Norma Jeane
Marilyn Monroe born Norma Jeane was beautiful. At least I think so. Beauty alone does not make marriages last and I am not going to pretend that I have any idea why Marilyn’s three marriages ended. Her first to James … Continue reading
99 word Flash Fiction: Out of the comfort zone
Thanks Geoff for prompting Charli to prompt us to visit multiverses. I have read a few books where other worlds exist in the same time as that in which the protagonist lives their normal life. As a child C.S. Lewis’s … Continue reading
Photo a Week Challenge: Wildlife
1. Each week, Nancy will come up with a theme and post a photo that I think fits. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: In the rainfrorest
Do you want to live forever? At least live a long, healthy life.
Today my brother is taking out our Mother for her 86th birthday. Sadly he won’t be there as he lives in Switzerland and my husband and I are going in his stead. We’ll think of him whilst we dine at … Continue reading
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 