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.

trimmed sandwiches

Posted on April 13, 2008 by riverwriter

A handful of husbands were scattered through the maze of ladies playing bridge in the church hall yesterday. A plate of sandwiches swathed in clear plastic waited on each table along with pickles and some jelly beans. There were some … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 12, 2008 by riverwriter

I met him when I was twelve. The troops were just back from Europe. Some of them were still wearing their uniforms and refighting the action every Saturday afternoon on the screen at the Roxy. Picture a sunny spring day: … Continue reading →

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sometimes I wonder

Posted on April 11, 2008 by riverwriter

Sometimes I wonder if she ever existed —found poem Sometimes I wonder if she ever existed. Only a smile now a gesture copper hair flashing she fades even in dreams phases out of memory the way she did arriving from … Continue reading →

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