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.

I would

I would not trust a wolverine no matter how he loved me; I would trust a wolverine to tear my throat at his whim. I would not trust a seller who loved me too much; I would trust a seller … Continue reading

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a sea of projects

Past a certain age it is hellish convenient to inconvenience oneself with physical complaints such as I can’t lift a sheet of plywood over my head so how can I repair the ceiling? I can’t write my name legibly so … Continue reading

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sno blo problo

Hey Jo my sno blo she no go gots problo Hi Cy call the guy he kno why ‘sno go bye Hi guy blo no fly don’ kno why yo gon try? Sno blo stix no can fix gots no … Continue reading

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