Happy to plug a new poem of mine, "Monument Valley," just published at the very fine Big Windows Review (the literary magazine of the Writing Center at WCC, in Ann Arbor, Michigan). Check it out at: https://thebigwindowsreview.wordpress.com/2018/06/19/doug-hoekstra-monument-valley/ And for the bonus experience, I've included a couple of my photies right here. Enjoy.
Brief Candles and Macbeth
Not a poem, not a story, not an essay, this is just a musing Recently I watched Orson Welles’ Macbeth with my son. It's one of his masterful everything from nothing films, put together on a shoestring budget and delivered as fine art. Although, even as he pointed out, the costumes are a little rough,Continue reading "Brief Candles and Macbeth"
New Orleans Night – Fifty Words
Happy to be featured today at 50-Word Stories, with a new piece, served up at...fifty words. A tough task and this one deals with some tough issues. Enjoy. https://fiftywordstories.com/2018/04/04/doug-hoekstra-new-orleans-night/
April Fool’s
April Fool's Day (a Short Essay) When I was a kid, my folks always played the same April Fool's joke on me. I'd be lying in bed and one of them would come in and wake me, saying "it snowed last night." Of course, I'd get up, look out my bedroom window, and see thereContinue reading "April Fool’s"
Star Parties
Dusted off this one from a few years back, for the upcoming essay collection. Enjoy STAR PARTIES You might find yourself standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, waiting but anxious and bored, having forgotten how to daydream. Your attention might drift to the tabloids lined up strategically in front of you, readingContinue reading "Star Parties"
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