Here’s a new poem, “Ode to My Chuck Taylors,” just for here….enjoy. Doug Ode to My Chuck Taylors On a listless Sunday afternoon My black hi-top Chuck Taylors Lie waiting on the hardwood floor Classic, cool, casual They beckon me to dance With abandon and intrigue Like lovers of my past and The way weContinueContinue reading “Ode to My Chuck Taylors”
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Carry Me
My son Jude turns 16 this Sunday (November 4). Here’s a new one I wrote for him, after a stroll at Radnor Lake. Happy Birthday, Jude – with all my love – always. Dad. Carry Me Rambling autumn walk, burnt colors turn to sounds woodpecker clouds hammer the trees like claves in an orchestraContinueContinue reading “Carry Me”
The Open Window
Happy to return to Feminine Collective with a new short story, “The Open Window.” Glad to be a repeat contributor to this journal. As they say at FC, it’s a journal in which “powerful women” (and a few good men) share their inspiring stories of daily life….humanity, raw, and unfiltered. Check it out and enjoy.ContinueContinue reading “The Open Window”
This Hard Land
New essay entitled “This Hard Land” up at Ink 19. Thanks to James Mann for giving me the nudge to write this. Tried to weave a bunch of ideas together, to stack mirrors upon mirrors – but really, props go to the Boss for the inspiration. Doug https://ink19.com/2018/07/magazine/features/this-hard-land
On the Mountain with Mr. Bouton
It’s been awhile since I wrote about baseball, but recently I was in Seattle with my son Jude, went to a Mariners game, and scaled Hurricane Ridge, drawing some connections, inspiring “On the Mountain with Mr. Bouton.” The folks at Baseball Bard were kind enough to run it at the link that follows. Enjoy! ContinueContinue reading “On the Mountain with Mr. Bouton”
Doug Hoekstra 