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Melinda J. Irvine

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Home » DiscoverChallenge

Tag: DiscoverChallenge

The Greatest Place in the World

by Melinda J. Irvine24 January 201724 January 20175 Comments

The greatest place in the world is always wherever I am standing, and right now that place is Barangay Botongon, Estancia (Philippines). I arrived back from Australia to Estancia last Thursday night and even though it can be such a challenge living…

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Finding Jerry, Giving Back DiscoverChallenge, DiscoverWP, Poverty

Write your life

by Melinda J. Irvine17 January 201715 February 20176 Comments

Write in bright colours like your life could be, could might be Still reality. © 2016 Mel Irvine Weekly Discover Challenge: Transcript About eight years ago I bought myself a beautiful bound sketchbook and started sketching my guitar strap and…

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Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu, The Writing Life DiscoverChallenge, DiscoverWP, Poetry, Senryu

Superpower

by Melinda J. Irvine17 January 201717 January 20171 Comment

I have a superpower I can write a line or two about any given subject about going to the zoo about having crazy families about connecting with my friends about grief and loss and someone loved and goodbye, goodbye again about thinking…

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Poetry, The Writing Life, Verse DiscoverChallenge, DiscoverWP, Poetry, Verse, Writing

Three

by Melinda J. Irvine5 December 20162 December 2016

Discover Challenge: One, Two, Three! © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Art, Photo Essay DiscoverChallenge
To engage fully in the work of art, all you really need are the skills you already have. ERIC BOOTH.

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 other marginalised kids see their own potential

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.
2022 Melinda J. Irvine
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