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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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Unexpected
Sometimes you come across the unexpected in places where you expect the unexpected Sometime the unexpected happens on the dog walk or in the potted garden when suddenly a tree blooms unexpectedly And at other times when lovely surprises happen.
Characters that haunt you
My character is a male human called Stephen DeCovelly He is 52 years old He is a 6 foot, around 11 stone caucasian with brown wavy hair, brown eyes and incredibly handsome. His features are so defined; almost chiselled. His … Continue reading
Land of Confusion
When You Don’t Fit In Fitting in is something I am good at not doing. We all experience this predicament at times and most of us have developed ways of coping. During my recent trip to Noosa I experienced “not fitting … Continue reading
Layers
“Layer by layer art strips life bare” Robert Musil
Habit
The start of my day is the only habitual part of my life starting off with coffee in bed between 4am and 5am. Following coffee are my habits: Breakfast – the same whether I eat breakfast out or in. Muesili, … Continue reading
Eerie
The eeriness of the Champagne pools is due to the steam vapour which sits over the area because of its high temperature of 74 degrees centigrade. The bubbles are due to CO2 which gives its name to the 700 year … Continue reading
Dear Abby: Daily Post Weekly Challenge
Dear Abby, I am a mature, on the verge of over-ripening woman. I don’t have children, not that I didn’t want to; it just didn’t happen. I survived that but I am now finding it very difficult to cope and … Continue reading
Horizon
I posted this yesterday but for some reason (it’s not x rated) it disappeared. It was a piece written in response to the Daily Posts – daily prompt. The aim was to write a story about yourself from the perspective … Continue reading
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 