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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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On the Sandbar: Wordless Wednesday
Non United Nations: Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers
The group gathered for the obligatory group photo. Getting them to line up, however, was a different matter as they spread out over the prow of the boat, refusing to join together in a bunched group. It was difficult to … Continue reading
Feathers and Mangroves – Time for a Clean : Tuesdays of Texture & Image-in-ing
This link will take you to Image-in-ing where photographers from round the world showcase photographs they have taken during the week.
A Gentleman in Moscow: A Book Review
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles was a book I did not want to read when I saw the length of it. I knew it was about the life of a man who had been confined to the Hotel … Continue reading
Cooking With Mum – Childhood Experiences: Times Past
The prompt for this month is Childhood Cooking Experiences.Reading Robbies flash fiction I started to think about how cooking was presented to me as a child. Did your mother set you up to cook by working side by side with … Continue reading
Fishing trip: Silent Sunday
Flying Fingers: 99 word Flash Fiction
The girl giggled. The babysitter’s fingers acted the songs he sang, flying before landing suddenly on the bed beside the child. They tweaked her nose before flying upwards. Rosalind laughed, clapping her hands. Down came the fingers landing on the … Continue reading
Vent: Six Sentence Stories
We sat on the compacted ash that made the edge of the crater, our legs dangling into the huge cavernous hole that opened to the earth’ score.The velvety night wrapped around us as we watched the three vents glowing fiery … Continue reading
Skywatch Friday: 30th March 2018 Noosaville: Between 4.05 and 4.52pm
For skywatch Friday where skies around the world can be seen
Recycled: Thursday’s Special
The decorations made out of plastic milk bottles and are beautiful but Paula’s prompt Recycled could not have come at a more topical time for Australia. Our waste collection is under threat of stopping altogether as it has become unprofitable … Continue reading
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 