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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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Three Things Thursday: 12th November 2015
Three things Thursday created by Nerd In the Brain says:”three things that make me smile: an exercise in gratitude – feel free to steal this idea with wild abandon and fill your blog with the happy”. Like laughter (take just … Continue reading
99 Word Flash Fiction: Life’s good
“The operation was successful. We expect a full recovery.” The doctor said. She left happy. “Knowing your Mum will be okay I can’t wait. I love you so much. Will you marry me?” She nodded, her heart filled to overflowing with … Continue reading
99 Word Flash Fiction: Something worse than death.
This week Charli has given us a prompt where we show fear and a fate worse than death. She says October 1, 2014 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) show a character confronting something worse than death. It … Continue reading
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
Nitroglycerine
Some days you just feel like exploding and this made me think naturally, of nitroglycerine. Nitroglycerine was first made by an Italian chemistAscanioSobrero in 1847 at the university of … Continue reading
Alphabetical Emotions: Yellow
Yellow is the opposite to courage. It is cowardice or lack of courage. In the playground children would taunt “What are yer? Yeller.” I can tell you I have the feeling of being yellow whenever courage is required unless the … Continue reading
Alphabetical Emotions: Xeroxed
To feel xeroxed is to feel vulnerable, to feel that you could be copied. Although the emotion is not new the name has come into being sometime in the sixties or seventies. Xerox the company made it’s name with the … Continue reading
Alphabetical Emotions: Wonder
Wonder is a wonderful thing. Wonder as an emotion is probably akin to surprise and possibly the awe that people experience when they experience something rare or unexpected. Children see most of the world with wonder. When they are born … Continue reading
Alphabetical Emotions: Vain
You’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you You’re so vain, I’ll bet you think this song is about you Don’t you? Don’t you? Those that are vain have a high self-esteem, they feel good about themselves … Continue reading
Alphabetical Emotions: Unhappy
I’m sure that we are all unhappy at times. If we aren’t happy then obviously we are unhappy. I see it as a kind of neutral position to be in. You need this neutral position in order to know that you … Continue reading
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 