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.

Crossing

Pedestrians seem to be fair game on city streets. What’s with drivers, anyway? (#1042) Continue reading

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winter rain

The January thaw has slipped in again. I’d rather it snowed. (#1041) Continue reading

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Review: Mother Courage and her Children by Bertolt Brecht

At the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, a new version by Peter Hinton. Performance reviewed: 7:30 pm January 23, 2010 Continue reading

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