Happy to return to Feminine Collective with a new short story, “The Open Window.” Glad to be a repeat contributor to this journal. As they say at FC, it’s a journal in which “powerful women” (and a few good men) share their inspiring stories of daily life….humanity, raw, and unfiltered. Check it out and enjoy.ContinueContinue reading “The Open Window”
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Downers Grove Sedoka
Here’s a new sedoka for your enjoyment. Thanks for the read, Doug Downers Grove Sedoka Isn’t it a club? Air conditioned day old smoke Disco balls that do not turn Chords ring. She passes Between my lips while dancing
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
On the Mountain with Mr. Bouton
It’s been awhile since I wrote about baseball, but recently I was in Seattle with my son Jude, went to a Mariners game, and scaled Hurricane Ridge, drawing some connections, inspiring “On the Mountain with Mr. Bouton.” The folks at Baseball Bard were kind enough to run it at the link that follows. Enjoy! ContinueContinue reading “On the Mountain with Mr. Bouton”
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/
Doug Hoekstra 