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.

Dies Ires

The deaths of 20 school children have not led us to the best changes that could happen. Let’s change that outcome. Continue reading

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Which is the problem? Guns or brains?

The NRA could become a player in Mental Health, the most important modern issue our society faces. If USA starts, can Canada be far behind? Continue reading

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Private Public Moments

A sudden unexpected snow flurry in a season of February thaws greeted me as I left the grocery store the other day. The result is a complex metaphor. (#1106) Continue reading

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