"The river has great wisdom and whispers its secrets to the hearts of men.” Mark Twain
My third memory book will be ready for publication later this year. It completes a trilogy. ‘My Word Café’ was about food, ‘My World Music’ about music and this one, ‘My World Rivers’, about waterways.
I am inviting you to write a short memory of a river and have already received a number of wonderful contributions. They range from childhood adventures on English, Welsh and Scottish rivers, to The Mekong in war-time Vietnam, the crocodile-infested Daintree in Australia, the not-quite blue Danube and eating catfish on the banks of the Rio Grande in New Mexico.
The book will be illustrated by landscape artist, Jan Woolf, and designed by Roelof Bakker. I expect to complete the book by October 2026 so there is no rush if you wish to contribute. The maximum number of words is 400. Please send contributions to david@davidwilson.org.uk
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Left Field was was dedicated to Rhys Matteo, the grandson who I have never met
My World Music was dedicated to Anthea, Irial , Darla and Brian Eno
My World Café was dedicated to Mundher Al-Adhami and Haifa Zangana
My World Rivers will be dedicated to Anne Aylor who has kept me alive in the river
