Richard L. Provencher
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I have 2695 stories published in
30 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2659690 times
and 241 of my stories have been cherry picked.
55 of my 3,769 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 55 votes
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
Penny... your great comments
Posted on Thu, 25 Jun 2020
Penny... your great comments are uplifting. I rarely write stories for girls, whether about an adult or child. This is due to our three sons and one daughter, and five grandfchildren including four boys and one girl. As I began to write stories...
Read full commentPosted in A Wish and Other Night Things
A very lovely story and I
Posted on Tue, 31 Mar 2020
A very lovely story and I enjoyed reading it .
Posted in Moth and Crow
Thank you, Celticman for your
Posted on Sun, 22 Mar 2020
Thank you, Celticman for your insght. When I had the privilege of being Administrator of a Home for the Aged in Petrolia, Ontario, I learned so much in six years there. And about how memories were so meaningful to our residents.
Read full commentPosted in He Knew
Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2020
Posted in For Scotty 1967-2020
Such a grab you in its
Posted on Fri, 22 Mar 2019
Such a grab you in its clutches poem. So sweet and full of vigour -- its beauty -- its proud place under the sun -- and I wanted to jump into the center of all the colours and press them tightly. Truly inspirational. ps. Years ago on a family...
Read full commentPosted in Wild daffodils of field and meadow*
Hello friend-writer, I took
Posted on Fri, 30 Nov 2018
Hello friend-writer, I took your kind and excelent suggestions. I am not sure whether I push the button for "a great feedback" which it is, or leave the ABC printed statement alone. Not many of my thanks are recordedIas great statements maybe...
Read full commentPosted in The Beginning of the Rainbow
Love between a mother and son
Posted on Thu, 02 Aug 2018
Love between a mother and son is a true DNA connection. Great thoughts.
Read full commentPosted in Happy Birthday, Mom - Part VI
Your descriptions are
Posted on Sat, 13 Jan 2018
Your descriptions are wonderful. A really good pussy-cat read. My wife and I recently had to help our precious cat of 19 years stay with us, yes, had to help her on her way to heaven.
Read full commentPosted in finding peace
Hello PT, Grappling with
Posted on Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Hello PT, Grappling with words is part of the joy of writing. Sometimes I cannot discover the end of my changes, until I return to the very beginning of my poem and start over again. Infrequently there may be two or three versions I like and keep...
Read full commentPosted in Somewhere in between
A powerful epic of love and
Posted on Mon, 09 Dec 2013
A powerful epic of love and caring. The best to you and may the memories and images of grand days follow the movements of your pen.
Read full commentPosted in Havisham
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