Here’s a micro essay from Labor Day week, when I was visiting my son in Dallas. Although I played in Dallas back in the day and passed by the book depository a time or two on trips, I’d never visited The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and the infamous Grassy Knoll. I always wantedContinueContinue reading “The Grassy Knoll”
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Bob Dylan & Memphis Musings
Late post from March 30, but time is an illusion, time is a jet plane, time out of mind. This was a Memphis trek, in and out to see Bobby D one more time, at the Orpheum Theater. Great old palace, Elvis loved it and rented it out a lot, before the days of movieContinueContinue reading “Bob Dylan & Memphis Musings”
Montmarte
Renoir House My son Jude was studying in London this past January, so we came up with the idea of meeting in Paris for a week, at the end. We stayed in Montmarte, a district famous for many things, ranging from the Moulin Rouge to the movie Amelie. Scores of artists worked and/or lived thereContinueContinue reading “Montmarte”
Unopened / Memphis Review
We’re really chuffed at the latest Unopened review, written by Corey Mesler, proprietor of Burke’s Books in Memphis and one of the south’s finest writers. Also an opportunity to say, yes, the book is officially out. Enjoy the read and click the link! Thanks, Doug. “Doug Hoekstra is a man of words, whether asContinueContinue reading “Unopened / Memphis Review”
Interstate 65 Revisited
Happy to be a repeat contributor to a fine literary zine out of Ann Arbor titled The Big Windows Review. A new poem of mine, “Interstate 65 Revisited” was just featured in the latest online edition and will resurface in print, early 2019. Check out the zine, check out the poem (below), and as always,ContinueContinue reading “Interstate 65 Revisited”
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