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”
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Eric Markowitz Tribute
Up in Chicago last month for a memorial of a friend of mine, Eric Markowitz. I met Eric way back in the day, when I was getting my undergraduate degree at DePaul; we were both English majors and musicians. Excellent guitar player and songwriter, he wound up contributing mightily to my second record, as wellContinueContinue reading “Eric Markowitz Tribute”
St. Pete
Recently my son Jude was on the beach in St. Pete with his girlfriend Abby, playing a bit of guitar, and a passerby took these shots, shared with him, later shared with me, and now, shared with you. They are so moving to me, because in them, I see him as the young man heContinueContinue reading “St. Pete”
The Kephart Crow
Pleased to unveil a new poem of mine, “The Kephart Crow,” in the latest edition of The Canopic Jar, an excellent literary zine and press that I’ve been fortunate enough to contribute to over the years, in various guises. Thank you to Phil Rice for including this one. Formerly based in the Nashville area, CanopicContinueContinue reading “The Kephart Crow”
Late Night Ramble
Pleased to report my latest single/video, “Late Night Ramble” premiered 11/22/2022 at “The Big Takeover.” The fine folks at the takeover have been generous and loyal supporters of my music and words, for longer than I can remember, which is a long time. Ramble is the eighth video to drop from ”The Day Deserved,” whichContinueContinue reading “Late Night Ramble”
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