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.

luncheon at Musee D’Orsay

Ah, yes: the food again of course is fabulous too much for lunch, just like the chandeliers; the marble fireplace’ smooth and gleaming tabula a marvel—I can feel the ancients near. And yet, beyond the walls in the salon, a … Continue reading

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from Black Jack’s basement

[Note: Blackjack was a persona I used over twenty years ago, when I was editing “The 21”, a union newsletter for highschool teachers in our end of Ontario.] So now it’s okay to be late by a day or a … Continue reading

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maelstrom

I The sky above the valley would have been difficult in a jigsaw puzzle: blue with occasional puffs of cloud. The slope down was an artist’s dream: sturdy trees, manifest green heads and strong engaging trunks carpeted around by swirls … Continue reading

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