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About riverwriter

Poet, playwright, duplicate bridge player, website designer, cottager, husband, father, grandfather, former athlete, carpenter, computer helper for my friends, theatre designer, backstage polymath, retired teacher of highschool English, drama, art, a baritone singer in a barbershop quartet, who knows what else? wordcurrents is on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wordcurrents/ Doug also has a Facebook page, "Incognitio", related to his novels.

window pain

Replacing a window can be a sentimental journey, as explored in this poem. Continue reading

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86400

[86400 is the name of a film made by a local production company. It was shown to the public on April 29, 30, 2009 in Cinema 1 at Galaxy Cinema in Cornwall, Ontairo. The film was made by the crew … Continue reading

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tiny wings

Even now her voice sounds far away even farther than across the country whispering over phone lines and satellite. I hold the receiver against my ear my clutching fingers ache, arthritic warm plastic crushes my earlobe. At first the conversation … Continue reading

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