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.

Review: Plan B by Michael Healey

Posted on June 6, 2008 by riverwriter

At last: a full evening of theatre at Great Canadian Theatre Company. This witty, slick, satirical comedic farce started at 8 pm, and with two (count ’em: two) intermissions, finished at 11:12 pm—it was like a long bubble bath with … Continue reading →

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Sexual

Posted on June 5, 2008 by riverwriter

Dark gleaming curved metal and chrome purring in the dark parking lot quivering with throaty understated power thick dark tires firm, wide, confident. A resonant base beat shifts awareness reaches into the consciousness stirs awareness and interest in the dark … Continue reading →

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Lament for a Pillar of Salt

Posted on June 4, 2008 by riverwriter

They tell me your garden is overgrown by burdock thistle and wild mustard, and if there is no rain even weeds will wither there. I have no time to look: I hoe my own garden rows, carry buckets all day … Continue reading →

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