“Pushing Triple Digits” Part I Hot dogs and SchlitzA shot of whiskey to wash it downA stool at the counter, the words, the cookThe customer, the couple in the corner. ListeningReading heartthrob magazines, looking for the scenesThe traffic in the street, the beat, and the heatSoaking through his shirt on the fourth of JulyFogging upContinueContinue reading “Pushing Triple Digits – New Poem”
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At the Soup Wagon – New Poem
Pleased to unveil “At the Soup Wagon,” a new scribbling of mine that appears in the latest issue (#6) of Rabble Review, page 38. Rabble is a digital, mobile-based online progressive periodical, with a distinctly working class focus. This particular issue/theme “takes a critical look at the daily grind and the toll it takes onContinueContinue reading “At the Soup Wagon – New Poem”
Unseen Undetected – European Video Release
Americana-UK presents the European unveiling of “Unseen Undetected,” the second single and video from the forthcoming Doug Hoekstra album “The Day Deserved.” Nice words throughout, summed up thusly: “as gorgeous a slice of low key Go-Betweensy Americana as you’ll hear today”. Enjoy the listen and the view https://americana-uk.com/video-doug-hoekstra-unseen-undetected-to-complete
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/
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