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.

Review: The Children’s Republic by Hannah Moscovitch

This is a beautifully staged, impressive piece featuring an all-Ottawa cast consisting of four superb seasoned actors and six very promising youths from the Ottawa School of Speech and Drama. Janet Irwin once again demonstrates her ability to nourish a … Continue reading

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Cat dance

And sometimes, I watch Katisha (pronounced cat-i-shaw) our beautiful, long slim brown Abyssinian. (#972) Continue reading

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inside out

Peaceful neighbourhoods have their flames. (#971) Continue reading

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