What I’m reading now, “The World is Neither Stacked for You nor Against You,” the latest from my friend, Corey Mesler. Mr. Mesler is a veritable word machine, one of the best contemporary writers going today, a prolific novelist, poet, and prose stylist whose work never disappoints. His latest is a collection of short stories,ContinueContinue reading “Meslermania”
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Scott and Zelda
Random thoughts. I’ve been fortunate to schlep all over the states and a lot of Europe, through gigging and general rambling, but recently I realized I’d never made it to Montgomery. Alabama. I know it’s not Rio or the French Riveria, but it is only four hours down the road and its history always intriguedContinueContinue reading “Scott and Zelda”
Poet Warriors
Joy Harjo is the current and first poet in residence at the Dylan Center, but her artistic cred goes much deeper and wider, having just finished three terms as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States (2019-22) – the first Native American to hold this honor. She is also a Tulsa resident and citizenContinueContinue reading “Poet Warriors”
Next Generation Indie Book Awards
So, over the years, I’ve been fortunate enough to garner a few awards for my cds and books (Nashville Music Award, Independent Music Award, Independent Publisher Award), but NEVER two for one as with last year’s “Ten Seconds In-Between” collection. Yep, last year it bagged the Royal Dragonfly Award for Best Collection of Short Stories,ContinueContinue reading “Next Generation Indie Book Awards”
Best Of Top 10 Holiday Cheer
Hoekstra Holiday Award Winning December News Happy Holidays! As the year comes to a close, we are seeing some nice best of action on this year’s Doug Hoekstra CD The Day Deserved and this year’s Doug Hoekstra book Ten Seconds In-Between . Some blurbs follow and of course, you know a) they make a lovely gift setContinueContinue reading “Best Of Top 10 Holiday Cheer”
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