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Home » Friendship

Tag: Friendship

on a FB call talking business and friendship

Starting the Day Right

by Melinda J. Irvine5 December 20172 Comments

The best way to start my day as a copywriter is with a wonderful FB video call to help old friends. #lovewriting #friendship #writing

The Writing Life, Women Friendship, LoveWriting, Writing
Crowds leave the Shrine of Agtalin

How do I say friend in a single photograph?

by Melinda J. Irvine7 June 20176 November 20177 Comments

Attending mass at the Shrine of Agtalin on the first Saturday of the month is a religious tradition practiced by thousands in the Capiz and Iloilo provinces of the Philippines. The Shrine of Agtalin is located in Pilar, Capiz (Philippines).

Culture, Places DailyPrompt, Friendship, PhotoChallenge, Shrine of Agtalin

Gone

by Melinda J. Irvine4 January 201715 February 20174 Comments

Linen stripped and washed (my friends will still be driving). Soon I'll be gone too © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Gone

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Friendship, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

Last Night

by Melinda J. Irvine18 August 201615 February 2017

moon with barbed wire and a stick struck me sudden (I saw you there too) © 2016 Melinda Irvine  

Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Death, Friendship, Haiku, memories, Moon, Night, Palm Trees, Poetry

What are those ladies laughing at?

by Melinda J. Irvine9 August 20169 August 2016

I would love to tell you what my friends are laughing at, but that would breach our women's gathering trust (I can tell you though, that it both shocked and delighted them). Yesterday was the first gathering of women on…

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Giving Back Community, Friendship, Women

Halo Halo (mix mix)

by Melinda J. Irvine23 August 201515 February 2017

Halo-Halo Mix Mix, Sweet Sweet, Friendship, Halo Halo. Mix Mix Mix! © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Little Poems, Poetry, Verse Friendship, halo halo, Poetry

Rowena

by Melinda J. Irvine15 April 201520 April 20152 Comments

I think the reason I love Rowena Placencia so much is because even in the middle of a frantic city she will notice two old ladies. And, while I am still comprehending where we are, she is bent a full…

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People Friendship, grandmothers

Friendship will not be deleted

by Melinda J. Irvine10 April 201512 November 20158 Comments

I am here in the Philippines and hiding out in a little hotel that has WIFI, yay. Having just replaced my 3.5 year old Acer laptop with a Mac I'm here copying, transferring and most importantly DELETING away my life. It…

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Music Friendship

Lemon Tree Flats

by Melinda J. Irvine28 March 20156 December 2016

driving to the lemon tree flats i am a passenger for the first time in months (maybe longer) laughing more than my body can remember i sit in back while we stop for lizards lizards with beards and long tails…

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Free Verse, Nature, Poetry Australian Bush, Free Verse, Friendship, Poetry

Islas de Gigantes

by Melinda J. Irvine27 December 201414 November 2015

My first visit to the Gigantes Islands in the Visayas of the Philippines: I'll let the pictures tell the story of how making friends is the best part of my visits.

Giving Back Friendship, Islas de Gigantes
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.
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