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.
Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is definitely a woman's book though I think all men should read it. I'm not sure how many will, If could insist upon it I would.…
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My aunt 40 years gone: abandoned, excluded for birthing treasure. © 2016 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Treasure
"Write your name." I instruct the ten ladies at our weekly activity. "Like you are writing yourself a letter, Dear [your name]." I repeat after they look at me a little uncertain. "Done? Now write 'I love you'." They look at…
Can you see Shelia below in the intense heat? Can you imagine the street edges strewn with the debris of long grasses, tree and leaf litter, broken bamboo sticks or the thick smoke or the piles of fire. Shelia and…
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…
Presenting my written works at a gathering for International Women’s Day (IWD) yesterday was an incredibly moving experience. Allocated a space near the entrance to the event, I created a walk-through visual presentation using white tarpaulin, purple paint and lavender…
I pledge to help women and girls achieve their goals. More specifically the women and girls of Botongon, Estancia. I pledge to bring creative arts, poetry, literature and music to the women and children of Botongon in English and their…
Child's birthday party: cake, games, spaghetti. Later, ladies find red wine. © 2016 Melinda Irvine
After more than twenty years of fighting, cruelty, frustration, weapons, bruising: after hearing her children scolded, accused and seeing them hurt; my friend Jing had the courage to leave her husband. This post is in honour of her bravery to…
Sitting on the bank of the creek in Warialda on a stunning spring morning just last week; I was with a group of creative women who had come together to 'Write the Wild'. We were under the supervision of Stephanie Dale, an…
It has been six months now since the Filipino province of Estancia, Iloilo was overwhelmed by SuperTyphoon Yolanda. The immediate trauma of the cleanup and the loss of loved ones is now replaced by the daily reality of trying to…