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Sheila’s angry: Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Sheila picked her way over shards of broken glass, quenching her anger as she went. She focused on the pieces, lit by the sunlight. “You’re even beautiful when shattered,” she whispered to no-one. The vase had been a present for … Continue reading →

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Port call in Papua New Guinea: FFFAW

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

The passengers from the cruise ship stepped onto land to be greeted with a cacophony of sounds. Tribal drumming from one quarter, taxi drivers spruiking in another and the other quarters, two schools competing for attention, the begging bowl in … Continue reading →

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Stay away from the Light: Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

The survivors cling to the fragment of earth as it hurtles through the void, heading straight for a bright light. Looking backwards, two women yearn for earth but the explosion had obliterated it and all its inhabitants, apart from them. … Continue reading →

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The Dance: FFFAW

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Hidden,  I watched the near naked men dance. Splayed feet sent vibrations through the ground, into my body. My desire to join in with the rhythmic beating of their wide, cracked feet as they pounded the earth was immense. The … Continue reading →

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