Finding art in the everyday, and writing it down.

Melinda J. Irvine

Freelance Writer, creative, and blogger dedicated to the creative development and wellbeing of marginalised children everywhere. Reach out for your next writing assignment.

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Out Past the Breakers

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when you look
inside the tides
what do you see?

mural of a boy swimming with a sea turtle
Though the V-wall at Nambucca Heads is mostly awash with selfie-seekers, dog-walkers, and the rods of local fishing peoples — there are times when you can wander that concrete path barefoot and be swept away. Out over the holiday-painted rocks, past the breakers — into distant headlands and the incoming tide.
To engage fully in the work of art, all you really need are the skills you already have. ERIC BOOTH.
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