DONE Ah, the great white whale…finally slayed. All my life I’ve been a wordsmith, writing songs, stories, poems, essays, teaching English Composition, and working as a grant writer. My B.A. was in English/Creative Writing; my M.Ed. in English/education. But, I have a couple of confessions to make. First off, I don’t think words are endContinueContinue reading “Reading Moby Dick”
Author Archives: Doug Hoekstra
Performance Art
Happy to debut a new short story, “Performance Art,” published this month at Trampset (“a literary journal for the tramps”). Managed to work in Tony Hillerman, Modest Mouse, and Marlon Brando. But, the idea was to write something in second-person, ala the brilliant Lorrie Moore. My ex-students may remember that exercise….enjoy! https://trampset.org/performance-art-cf1df457c60a
The Unsung Five – Rolling Stones Haikus
The fine folks at Treehouse (re; the last post) asked me to put together something for the Five Things Feature. So, here we have five haikus for the Unsung Rolling Stones – Brian Jones, Ian Stewart, Andrew Loog Oldham, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor. Inspired by a visit to Exhibitionism in Nashville, and delivered in verse.ContinueContinue reading “The Unsung Five – Rolling Stones Haikus”
Silently
For your pleasure, a new flash fiction of mine titled “Silently,” published at Treehouse (the home of “good, short writing”). Thanks as always, for the read. Best, Doug. https://treehouselit.com/2018/06/21/brief-encounter-silently/
Gumshoe Bumble
Happy to have a new flash fiction entitled “Gumshoe Bumble,” published up at 101 Stories, “a comprehensive ecosystem and community that can support writers, editors, and readers.” Their words. My words are the following, this compressed noir update. https://101words.org/gumshoe-bumble/
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