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
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The Tilt a World
New flash fiction, “The Tilt a World” up at the fabulous Fifty Word Stories site. Enjoy! https://fiftywordstories.com/2018/07/20/doug-hoekstra-the-tilt-a-world/
Gumshoe Bumble
Happy to have a new flash fiction entitled “Gumshoe Bumble,” published up at 101 Stories, “a comprehensive ecosystem and community that can support writers, editors, and readers.” Their words. My words are the following, this compressed noir update. https://101words.org/gumshoe-bumble/
April Fool’s
April Fool’s Day (a Short Essay) When I was a kid, my folks always played the same April Fool’s joke on me. I’d be lying in bed and one of them would come in and wake me, saying “it snowed last night.” Of course, I’d get up, look out my bedroom window, and see thereContinueContinue reading “April Fool’s”
The Party
Feeling a little bit maudlin when I wrote this new piece of flash non-fiction, but just tried to roll with the feeling, honor it, and hopefully, make it something more. Enjoy. Doug THE PARTY On Sunday afternoons, if I’m out running errands, I like to stop at my favorite record store and see if anythingContinueContinue reading “The Party”
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