Author Archives: riverwriter

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.

blizzard

Posted on January 7, 2009 by riverwriter

snow screams swept sideways curled drifts cocoon detail chrome white impasto clogs wonder sound sight touch leaden deaden muffled homogeneous numb retreat stay nestle succumb we prayed all summer and fall for this [podcast]http://riverwriter.ca/podcast/blizzard.mp3[/podcast]

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baritime

Posted on January 6, 2009 by riverwriter

Take apart a barbershop chord: hear those singers croon and moan; craft the harmonies we adore: Lead, Tenor, Bass and Baritone. Lead is the singer who sings the tune sweetly, gently long and true Tenor is the one who adds … Continue reading →

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teetering on the window sill

Posted on January 4, 2009 by riverwriter

Why does the street-trash Christmas cactus which mooches all year in a dumb clay pot between two larger, dazzling, talkier plants, suddenly dress up, make a pink media splash? You’d have to say it’s the ultimate bi-polar plant: down drooping … Continue reading →

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