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.

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Posted on December 28, 2008 by riverwriter

There are dreams I could conjure in these lines— walk on Mars kiss a willing stranger wear a diamond drive a Maserati cut a throat— but blood dictates another course: And so I will not kiss you Princess nor bind … Continue reading →

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close to

Posted on December 26, 2008 by riverwriter

One sultry evening we were standing ankle deep at river’s edge, one thin layer of cotton wafting on your skin beside me: my hesitation formed thunderheads drenched my skin drove me to shelter. But one afternoon bundled in layers against … Continue reading →

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New Look

Posted on December 24, 2008 by riverwriter

The new theme is called “Inanis Glass”. You can change the background by clicking on the little bubble at the left end of the bottom of the page, and selecting the background from the list. The last time I tried … Continue reading →

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