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.

Cold walking

Posted on February 4, 2012 by riverwriter

A passing glimpse of a young man and young woman walking intently on a cold day leads to this observation. (#1105) Continue reading →

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Watching somebody else

Posted on January 29, 2012 by riverwriter

In 1967, I played Harold Hill in The Music Man. Soon after, I heard movie star Van Johnson (live in Montreal), who had just played it on the road, call Harold Hill the Hamlet of musical theatre roles. I would tend to agree with that assessment; it sure was a challenge. Many years later, I am in the show’s Quartet, watching someone else perform the role. A perspective through the passage of years. (#1104) Continue reading →

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Days

Posted on January 5, 2012 by riverwriter

Texting and those ubiquitous phones are training our brains to be autistic. Look up once in a while! (#1103) Continue reading →

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