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Melinda J. Irvine

Professional writer, designer, and blogger. When she’s not publishing eBooks, designing embroidery patterns, or blogging — Mel’s out in the sunshine finding new stories.

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Home » Afternoons

Tag: Afternoons

smoke and light

Afternoon Talk

by Melinda J. Irvine3 January 20183 January 2018

We ask permission for photos. The men oblige and smile but seem too afraid to engage in conversation with the odd white woman wandering the highway without an umbrella.

Culture Afternoons, Men, Sunset
theme: quest for the wordpress weekly photo challenge

Quest

by Melinda J. Irvine18 October 201617 April 20174 Comments

© 2016 Melinda Irvine Wandering the busy roadside, I'd escaped the monsoon rains and found a little piece of solitude for the first time in days and days and days. A few uninteruppted moments where I could take some photos for…

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Nature Afternoons, PhotoChallenge, Quest
River and mangroves

River and Light

by Melinda J. Irvine16 July 20161 June 2019

last afternoon light mirrors her river -- sudden bird songs to quiet © 2016 Melinda Irvine This poem appears in Paperbark Wetlands, an eBook filled with multi-media poetry.

Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Afternoons, Haiku, Rivers

Over the Back Fence

by Melinda J. Irvine5 July 201617 April 2017

https://youtu.be/f-Zjyhf1KrA&rel=0 over the back fence winter sun is diminishing into late afternoon golds and dark shady browns. kids cheer a backyard cricket score as i crawl through barbed wiry boundaries into someone’s horse paddock. ‘i don’t know how friendly that…

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Family, Poetry Afternoons, Family, sunlight, winter

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Melinda J. Irvine Professional Writer
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PLEASE NOTE: I am unavailable during Holy Week and Easter 2021.
Sharing stories of real people, everyday magic, and the places I held my breath as a child.

About Mel.

Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, designer, and musician living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is adopted mum to Jerry, a Filipino boy she met while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a professional writer is used to support Jerry’s recovery — plus help the other kids from his village go to school.

neXtDRAFT zine # 68.

neXtDRAFT 68. February 2020

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When I'm not writing, designing or playing music, I'm actively building an online learning centre for the kids of Botongon (Philippines). If you'd like to help out, please make a donation via PAYPAL. You'll get a proper tax receipt and regular project updates. More info.
2021 Melinda J. Irvine
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