Random thoughts. I’ve been fortunate to schlep all over the states and a lot of Europe, through gigging and general rambling, but recently I realized I’d never made it to Montgomery. Alabama. I know it’s not Rio or the French Riveria, but it is only four hours down the road and its history always intriguedContinueContinue reading “Scott and Zelda”
Tag Archives: Writing
The Open Window
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”
Buk
Hot off the presses, a new poem of mine titled “Buk,” appearing in the June edition of Better than Starbucks – an online/print poetry journal, full of “great books, sharp wit, and great authors.” Enjoy! https://www.betterthanstarbucks.org/poetry-free-verse
Brief Candles and Macbeth
Not a poem, not a story, not an essay, this is just a musing Recently I watched Orson Welles’ Macbeth with my son. It’s one of his masterful everything from nothing films, put together on a shoestring budget and delivered as fine art. Although, even as he pointed out, the costumes are a little rough,ContinueContinue reading “Brief Candles and Macbeth”
Ode to the Sunday Paper
Just in time for the weekend, folks…. Ode to the Sunday Paper One of my greatest pleasures is sitting down on Sunday morning cup of coffee in hand, once twice, three times refilled reading through every section of the newspaper, curiosity landing on my lap like the blue jay at the feeder outside my doorContinueContinue reading “Ode to the Sunday Paper”
Doug Hoekstra 