Chuffed to have three new poems of mine appear in the Issue 32 Fall 2024 edition of the excellent literary journal, Door is Ajar – “Grilled Cheese,” “Coin Laundry,” and “Sawgrass”. They are repurposed here, but pick up a print copy, if you can, support the work, and dig into all the fine writers therein, talented scribesContinueContinue reading “Door is Ajar – Three New Poems”
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Meslermania
What I’m reading now, “The World is Neither Stacked for You nor Against You,” the latest from my friend, Corey Mesler. Mr. Mesler is a veritable word machine, one of the best contemporary writers going today, a prolific novelist, poet, and prose stylist whose work never disappoints. His latest is a collection of short stories,ContinueContinue reading “Meslermania”
Seven Samurai
Shout out to the Belcourt Theater here in Nashville. My son, Jude, is quite the cinephile, as is his Dad, as was my Dad. Our regular pizza party movie nights over the years certainly had something to do with laying the groundwork, although as I often say, Jude is his own man. Anyway, the otherContinueContinue reading “Seven Samurai”
The Plaza – New Words
Pleased to share a new writing, “The Plaza,” which just went live at Biostories, as the work of the week. Biostories is a publication featuring “word portraits of the people surrounding us in our daily lives, of the strangers we pass on the street unnoticed and of those who have been the most influential andContinueContinue reading “The Plaza – New Words”
Red Cathedral – The Ravens Perch
Pleased to have new work of mine “Red Cathedral,” featured in the latest edition of “The Raven’s Perch,” a wonderful and well-respected literary zine. It’s a piece of creative non-fiction, falling in the world between story and scenario, poetry and prose. Enjoy. https://theravensperch.com/red-cathedral-by-doug-hoekstra Nearing the end of the trail, I began to ascend, as itContinueContinue reading “Red Cathedral – The Ravens Perch”
Doug Hoekstra 