So, this spring I went to Mexico City for a visit; I’d never been, but heard good things, and it didn’t disappoint – great people, food, culture, history, and weather. I stayed in Condesa, where people were walking everywhere, the jacarandas were in full bloom, and the sidewalk cafes were popping. Spent time in Roma,ContinueContinue reading “Xochimilco Axolotl”
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A Good Day
Radnor Lake in Nashville is one of my happy places, a beautiful state park in the middle of town, close to my house. It’s always beautiful, it’s always different. A couple months ago, I went out for a hike late afternoon on a Friday, it’s a less crowded time than the weekends, and lately, thereContinueContinue reading “A Good Day”
Over My Shoulder
Pleased to share a new poem titled “Over My Shoulder,” now up and running at Canopic Jar, a fine literary imprint formerly based in Nashville, now operating in Woodstock, Illinois, where Tennessee native and poet Phil Rice gathers the words from a bevy of fine writers, sending them out into the ethers for all ofContinueContinue reading “Over My Shoulder”
Buckminster Fuller
Buckminster Fuller was bad ass, as the kids say, if they still say that. He was a visionary, and the vision was to try and find new ways for people to live together more efficiently, as opposed to working towards new ways for people to lose their jobs so he could own twelve more houses.ContinueContinue reading “Buckminster Fuller”
Hamaasta – New Poem
Pleased to share some new words of mine, a poem titled “Hamaatsa,” up live at Feminine Collective, a stellar lit publication featuring writers dealing in “humanity, raw and unfiltered.” Hope you enjoy the read and stay awhile to check the many fine contributors therein. Founded a decade ago by writer/model Julie Anderson, FC’s mission isContinueContinue reading “Hamaasta – New Poem”
Doug Hoekstra 