Shout out to the Belcourt Theater here in Nashville. My son, Jude, is quite the cinephile, as is his Dad, as was my Dad. Our regular pizza party movie nights over the years certainly had something to do with laying the groundwork, although as I often say, Jude is his own man. Anyway, the otherContinueContinue reading “Seven Samurai”
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Red Cathedral – Light
Pleased to have another new work of mine “Light,” featured in the latest edition of “The Raven’s Perch,” a wonderful, award-winning, and well-respected literary zine. It’s a piece of creative non-fiction, falling in the world between story and scenario, poetry and prose. Enjoy. https://theravensperch.com/light-by-doug-hoekstra/
Bob Dylan & Memphis Musings
Late post from March 30, but time is an illusion, time is a jet plane, time out of mind. This was a Memphis trek, in and out to see Bobby D one more time, at the Orpheum Theater. Great old palace, Elvis loved it and rented it out a lot, before the days of movieContinueContinue reading “Bob Dylan & Memphis Musings”
Red Cathedral – The Ravens Perch
Pleased to have new work of mine “Red Cathedral,” featured in the latest edition of “The Raven’s Perch,” a wonderful and well-respected literary zine. It’s a piece of creative non-fiction, falling in the world between story and scenario, poetry and prose. Enjoy. https://theravensperch.com/red-cathedral-by-doug-hoekstra Nearing the end of the trail, I began to ascend, as itContinueContinue reading “Red Cathedral – The Ravens Perch”
Trailblazers (Musee Melies)
When my son Jude was little, we had a bunch of routines, including a weekly Pizza Party Movie Night. This one carried on until he went to college, really, and over the years it included everything from typical kid movies to classics to new releases to foreign films to the silent comedies of masters likeContinueContinue reading “Trailblazers (Musee Melies)”
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