Richard L. Provencher

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I have 2695 stories published in 30 collections on the site.
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Richard Laurent Provencher

Richard is from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. His enjoyment of the woods combined with contemporary issues form the basis of his writing. Richard is now concentrating on his Story-Poems, which he believes is like a global adventure in a land without borders. His background as a miner, welfare officer, supply teacher, newspaper reporter, and a further 22 years in social services provide him with ample article material.

Richard has work in print and online with literary magazines such as Inscribed, Hudson View, Short Story Library, Ottawa Arts Review, Paragon 111, Tower Poetry, Caduceus, The Danforth Review, Other Voices International, Rubicon Publishing, Writer's Block, The Foliate Oak, Parenting Express, The Penwood Review, and Blue Skies Poetry.

Note: Richard L. Provencher will be 80 on September 10, 2022, lives with his precious wife, Esther and he were married 48 years ago, as of March 27, 2023. Richard continues to joyfully write all types of poetry, and posts his work now, all of it on ABCtales.com. They have lived in lovely Pictou, Glenholme and Truro, Nova Scotia since April 1986. Richard & Esther have a very strong Christian faith. Bless each one of you who enjoy our writing, and we are pleased to share our work, via Online Posting. -Richard & Esther

My stories

All These Shoes

All These Shoes As a Child: I kicked off little shoes blue as the sky, one went Whoosh-Klunk, the other skimmed like a butterfly then I ran through...

Enlightenment

Enlightenment at the edge of woods: wind restless blades of grass shivering green ferns taller than truths and trees pawing with thirst – an evening...

To Love

This poem is written for our friend, Joe and his two sons. As we get older we stretch towards a plateau of wonderful love and caring. All of those...

Misty

Misty is a dog. A Pyrenean specimen once skirting the cow-herd like a pro, kept them in line if going astray and corralled them when day was done...

2 Beers

“After an eight hour shift with 3,000 degree F. molten copper at the Noranda Copper Mine in 1962, cold beers were neat. Some men paid the price for...

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