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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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Earth:Weekly Photo Challenge
From the primordial mud The Earth raged with fire and thermal activity Mosses grew and forests came to life European woods and tropical rainforests. The earth in the arctic circle is cold summer and winter where winter in other parts … Continue reading
Skywatch Friday 6th May 2016 Noosaville 5.37pm
For Skywatch Friday
Great Balls of Fire: Floral Friday
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
Raison d’être: Discover Challenge
This week we have been asked what is our reason for being or in other words what motivates us. I know I am goal oriented, deadline driven but what is my motivation for writing anything in the first place. My … Continue reading
Sailing Above and Below the Clouds:Wordless Wednesday
Memoir Monday on Tuesday
A blogging pal Lisa Reiter has commenced blogging about memoir on Monday. Uninvited I have decided to join her but Monday is a busy day for me so instead I will do Memoir Monday on Tuesday and perhaps, to be … Continue reading
Let me show you: 99 Word Flash fiction
The agent brought two men,one woman and a dog.”Can you show them around Pippa?” he asked the store’s owner. “You know the business.” Pippa complied showing them the store, the residence and the land that completed the package. The man, … Continue reading
Punishment: Times Past
Few conclusions can be drawn from last months prompt Crazes due to low response rate. I can only conclude that I must have covered most of them in my own post. It was seen that many crazes traversed the globe … Continue reading
Blind Odd Balls:Cee’s Odd Ball Photo challenge
Through the drapery Eyes incapable of sight Need no specs – luckily. In response to Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 