The other day I went to see the new Wim Wenders movie, “Perfect Days” at the Belcourt, here in Nashville. Can’t recommend it enough – beautiful film about dignity, grace, presence, and the simple fact that sometimes, navigating each day is its own challenge and reward. The film unfolds quietly and there isn’t much dialogue,ContinueContinue reading “Perfect Days”
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Vibrate All
Pleased to share another new scribbling of mine, “Vibrate All,” which appears in the latest issue of Feminine Collective, a fine online publication featuring poems and stories by writers dealing in “humanity, raw and unfiltered.” Authenticity as the compass. Founded ten years ago, by writer/model Julie Anderson, FC’s mission is to empower, educate, and entertainContinueContinue reading “Vibrate All”
Perspective and the Camerman
So you know, people have to process the pandemic and the ups and downs of life in their own way and I realize sometimes it’s good to vent for the sake of it, as well. But for me, it helps to have perspective. I’m reading this new Buster Keaton biography “Camera Man” by Dana StevensContinueContinue reading “Perspective and the Camerman”
The Fair Grounds
Lots of bits and bobs getting published these days, and we are chuffed to unveil a new Doug Hoekstra essay, “The Fair Grounds,” in the new edition of Edify Fiction. It’s a Nashville story, layered, with a perfect day at the center. Check it out at http://online.anyflip.com/lxwv/shkq/mobile/index.html#p=13 Edify’s mission is to “offer positive and upliftingContinueContinue reading “The Fair Grounds”
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
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