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.

Snow and leaves

It is unusual to have leaves on the trees when we have snow. Here are a few results. Each time you click a photo, it will enlarge. To return here, click the “<” (back one page) button on your browser.

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Review: Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire

David Lindsay-Abaire demonstrates that he is a multi-threat playwright, who here tackles a very sensitive subject—the aftermath of the accidental death of a four-year-old boy—with a simplicity that delivers a high level of sophistication without being “telly” at all. He … Continue reading

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Review: The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie

There are two excellent performances in this production: Bob Blackadder’s very human detective, and Aaron Beaudette’s wonderfully realized Jan certainly stood out for me. Christie’s rather outrageous script is a red herring run with more silly twists and turns than … Continue reading

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