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.

awake

For some people, and I am one of them, sleep is an elusive and frustrating necessity. (#996) Continue reading

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private lives

This is the twentieth anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre. (#995) Continue reading

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amateur

The amateur actor usually rehearses at night after a full day of work. I have seen some pretty good ones. (#994) Continue reading

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