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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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Procrastination
Maureen poses the question in her post, Thoughts about the New Year which is found at http://gleanerhall.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/thoughts-about-the-new-year/ , how can you stay focused on your goals. This set me thinking. Normally, I am very focused by necessity and as 2014 will be a very intense … Continue reading
Snapshots (sans photo)
“Can I use the bathroom?” elicited the normal response of directions and off I went down the hallway to the second room on the left. At the doorway I stopped to take in the view through a single sheet glass … Continue reading
Style
“Style” says John McGahern “is the reflection of personality in language, everything having been removed from it that is not itself – the most perfect technique is as worthless as mere egotism. To reach that point we have to feel … Continue reading
Minimalism
1. Drawn blue and white floral curtains cooled the room from the febrile day outside by casting it in shadows. The immense bed was the only piece of furniture, gaily covered in the cheap cotton material which also draped the … Continue reading
The Axe Attack
My brother and I had been fighting for days, over what exactly I can’t remember, but it would be over something that I wanted that he wouldn’t let me have. I screamed at him whilst he taunted me. We had moved … Continue reading
First Memories – The whaling Station
I was four. My cousin Jenny came to stay. I hated her because my brother preferred playing with her than with me. She had already shown herself to be a scaredy-cat, having come to school with me she had cried … Continue reading
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 