Pleased to share “Does She Still Like Billie Holiday?” a new poem of mine up and running, live at Feminine Collective, a fabulous NYC-based literary zine featuring writers exploring “humanity, raw and unfiltered.” Hope you can take a few moments to dig in, hop aboard, and enjoy the read. Feminine Collective was founded over aContinueContinue reading “Does She Still Like Billie Holiday?”
Category Archives: Music
Towers of Song
Bon Soir and on to my next Montreal missive, revolving around one of its favorite sons, Leonard Cohen. Last time I was there, Leonard was still among the living, and while I suppose I could’ve run into him by chance, it is impossible not to encounter his memory these days, re; all the tributes scatteredContinueContinue reading “Towers of Song”
Fourth of July 2025 – Montreal
Bonjour! Musings to share from a recent trek to Montreal, one of my favorite cities. Back in November, after the election, I thought the future would bring us at least one strange military parade around independence day, and while I got the exact date wrong, it was still a good idea to spend some timeContinueContinue reading “Fourth of July 2025 – Montreal”
Unseen Undetected (Revisited)
So, in 2021, after a long absence from music, I made a record called “The Day Deserved.” The songs were written during the first chapter of the orange reign and a lot of the impetus for making the album was to get out there with social justice tunes addressing some of the key issues ofContinueContinue reading “Unseen Undetected (Revisited)”
Melting – New Poem
Pleased to share a new work of mine, “Melting,” just published at Feminine Collective, a stellar lit publication featuring writers dealing in “humanity, raw and unfiltered.” Founded a decade ago by writer/model Julie Anderson, FC’s mission is “dedicated to empowering, enlightening, and entertaining its audience through the dissemination of distinctive stories, poetry, and prose thatContinueContinue reading “Melting – New Poem”
Doug Hoekstra 