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Monday Morning

Happy to have a new poem, “Monday Morning,” featured in the Spring 2018 issue of Door is a Jar Magazine. Check it out and support this fine indie press. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1718908040/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1527053740&sr=1-1

New poem (“Blade Runner Love””) up at Feminine Collective, a journal in which “powerful women” (and a few good men) share their inspiring stories of daily life….humanity, raw, and unfiltered. This is a repeat performance at FC for me, and am very chuffed to be one of these “few good men,” at this fine zine. ContinueContinue reading “Blade Runner Love”

The After Party

Happy to report that a new Doug Hoekstra poem, “The After Party,” is up and running at the estimable Deep South Magazine right here: http://deepsouthmag.com/2018/04/23/the-after-party/ Deep South is an online magazine covering the literature and culture of the South, celebrating . Southern literature by interviewing authors, reviewing their books, creating reading lists and visiting landmarks.ContinueContinue reading “The After Party”

Wedding Bands

“Wedding Bands,” a new piece of flash fiction up at the estimable “Friday Flash Fiction”. Love. Memory. Pawn Shops. Bob Dylan. Enjoy. Right here: http://www.fridayflashfiction.com/longer-stories/wedding-bands-by-doug-hoekstra

Moon River

For some reason I woke with “Moon River” in my head this morning. I don’t care how much this song gets covered, it’s bulletproof and it always makes me feel good when I hear it. So, for the weekend, I give you my “cousin” Audrey Heburn singing it (for real) in Breakfast at Tiffany’s – andContinueContinue reading “Moon River”