Yes, indeed, that moment has arrived, the new Doug Hoekstra album, “The Day Deserved,” is officially released in the U.S. and Europe. Many outlets for digital and physical but here are a couple, kick in and make your day…. https://doughoekstra.bandcamp.com/album/the-day-deserved (U.S.) https://continentalrecordservices.bandcamp.com/album/the-day-deserved (Europe) Advance Praise for The Day Deserved “peerless musical tales of quirks &ContinueContinue reading “The Day of the Day Deserved”
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Video Doubleheader Wintertime
It’s a bit different putting out a new record after 10 years, and even more different during a global pandemic. But, one of the things we did for this to compensate on lack of live shows, is farm out a bunch of the songs to friends and associates for video work. It was cool toContinueContinue reading “Video Doubleheader Wintertime”
Boxes
Pleased to have a new flash fiction, “Boxes,” up at Friday Flash Fiction. Enjoy! https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/longer-stories/boxes-by-doug-hoekstra
Innovation (Sedoka)
A couple years ago, I stumbled across a book of poems by Ryokan, a Zen Monk poet from Japan (1758-1831). He was fond of writing sedokas. Googling will tell you that “the sedōka, or “head-repeated poem,” consists of two tercets of five, seven, and seven syllables each. An uncommon form, it was sometimes used forContinueContinue reading “Innovation (Sedoka)”
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