Pleased to have a brand new short story of mine, “Psyche,” in the latest print edition of The Main Street Rag literary journal, volume 24 number 4, Fall 2019. It’s a print zine, so try to buy a copy and dig all the great authors involved. My tale follows right here… Psyche We metContinue reading “Psyche”
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Unopened / Ink 19 Review
Another nice advance review of my new book, Unopened, up at Ink 19. “The best art resonates because it causes an emotional response – the rest is doggerel. It could be a song that makes you recall a memory, a novel that informed you, or, in the case with Doug Hoekstra, a poem that soContinue reading “Unopened / Ink 19 Review”
Bauhaus Calling
Visiting museums is inspiring for me; here’s one that came after touring a Kandinsky retrospective at the Frist in Nashville. Uses the eastern sedoka form. Enjoy. Doug. Bauhaus Calling Sedoka Kandinsky and Me Riding with the Clash again Four Horsemen and the Bible Black Grid, Blonde Tele Three Chords and Many Colors Breaking all theContinue reading “Bauhaus Calling”
This Hard Land
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
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 anythingContinue reading “The Party”
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