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.

instant

Posted on March 13, 2008 by riverwriter

Would you rather watch an apple or bite into it? discover a diamond or wear it? learn a new word or use it? buy a book or read it? write a book or sell it? twist a heart or have … Continue reading →

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Recognition

Posted on March 12, 2008 by riverwriter

At the start of each semester my classroom would fill with faces full of suspicion, anticipation and the old favourite, boredom; but I would be going through the old game of seeing dopplegangers— shades from the past, who, separated from … Continue reading →

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does not compute

Posted on March 11, 2008 by riverwriter

My wife had a pretty frustrating time today trying to use my computer to send an email. She is not used to my steam-driven machine, and dislikes having to keep the boiler fired and the mouse fed, as she hates … Continue reading →

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