New prose poem for everyone…. The First Step Sometimes the first step is the hardest… …even when the incline is not so steep, and the switchbacks cross your path, like the mark of zorro burned onto your ankle at a bad tattoo parlor in a tourist town, you just put on your socks, cover itContinueContinue reading “The First Step”
Author Archives: Doug Hoekstra
President’s Day
Naturally some of us write more than others, by necessity and desire, but I was reading Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer last week and not coincidentally, ran across one of President Lincoln’s most impassioned texts on the power of writing. He wrote his own material, as they say nowadays, and often kept it in hisContinueContinue reading “President’s Day”
Valentine’s Day / Piano Lounge at Wawona
Happy Valentine’s Day Early! Hey friends and family. The snow fell on Nashville again, I’m looking out the window at birds flying over a blanket of white, landing on our feeder and the sun beginning to melt the icicles clinging to the gutter. Nice. Anyways, time for a break and an early Happy Valentine’s dayContinueContinue reading “Valentine’s Day / Piano Lounge at Wawona”
Tribute to My Mom
Hello friends and family. Thanks again for all the kind words and well-wishes on my dad’s passing last month, it’s very very appreciated. I was conflicted about sending my eulogy to everyone, it was so personal – but ultimately, I felt it was important to simply let folks know and it was important to bearContinueContinue reading “Tribute to My Mom”
Tribute to my Dad
Hey folks: Usually I post a poem or publication, some good news, holiday wishes, or tips for an adventure. It’s always some kind of writing, but unfortunately, this time it’s a eulogy I wrote for my dad, who passed away Wednesday, April 8th. He was up in years, but his health deteriorated rapidly over the pastContinueContinue reading “Tribute to my Dad”
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