waarnie
Profile
I am a retired teacher living in Outback Queensland. I live in a small village (17 people) with my husband, a dog and two cats (sometimes three). Our son has recently settled here as well.
I have been writing for over twelve years, poetry, short stories and memoirs mainly. I have had work published on ezines, in anthologies and in journals and magazines. I also compile my own chapbooks and have just completed my third. Now I am working on a companion anthology of flash fiction to sell to the tourists that flock through this area (petrol prices permitting).
I am looking forward to the interactin with this group as, being so far from larger centers, there is little opportunity to learn from likeminded groups in this area.
Groups
waarnie is a member of All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Childhood, Outback Australia, The Birds and Twisted Tales.
Writing
The Old Gum Tree
The Old Gum Tree. It grew beside the family home, / sheltered the house yard gate, / its mottled trunk was wide of girth / but it grew tall and straight. Its pedigree was in the scars / gouged i…
True Bush Heros
True Bush Heroes There are workers and there are talkers but it seems to me / that our real bush heroes are the ones you rarely see. / They stay at home and wait while their men go off all day, / k…
Surprise
The Surprise. Tommy slipped into his clothes then crept out the back door. Mum was still asleep and he wanted to surprise her. His blond hair was spiky in the cold morning air and he shivered as …
Girls Day Out
It was a glorious morning when we set off in my little car to have a ‘girls day out’. We had been planning this trip for some time, Mona was especially looking forward to it. We had been …
Observations
Observations. I watched a mother bird today / instruct her babe in flight, / showed it how to balance and sway / until the breeze was right. Her chick obviously knew it all / (Its branch was sa…
Antique Earing
Kathy stacked the dishwasher then poked her head around the lounge-room door. “I’m going to my room Mum, got a heavy test tomorrow. I’ll probably be at it all night. I’ll keep the music dow…
