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Category Archives: Uncategorized
Unopened
Doug Hoekstra’s third book, a collection of published and unpublished poems titled Unopened will hit the streets February 5, 2019. The book also features Hoekstra’s original artwork. Publicity will be handled by the Nashville-based JKS Communications. More details on this … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, 2019, books, Poetry, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged 2019, artwork, books, Collage, Doug Hoekstra, JKS Communications, poetry, Unopened
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, dancing, Music, Poetry, Sedoka, Uncategorized
Tagged chords, dancing, disco balls, Downers Grove, girls, Isn't It, love, poetry, Sedoka
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Reading Moby Dick
DONE Ah, the great white whale…finally slayed. All my life I’ve been a wordsmith, writing songs, stories, poems, essays, teaching English Composition, and working as a grant writer. My B.A. was in English/Creative Writing; my M.Ed. in English/education. But, I … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Art, challenge, time, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Bob Dylan, challenge, desire, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Nobel Prize, persistence, reward, words
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The Unsung Five – Rolling Stones Haikus
The fine folks at Treehouse (re; the last post) asked me to put together something for the Five Things Feature. So, here we have five haikus for the Unsung Rolling Stones – Brian Jones, Ian Stewart, Andrew Loog Oldham, Bill … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Haiku, Music, Poetry, Uncategorized, Underdogs
Tagged Andrew Loog Oldham, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Exhibitionism, forgotten men, Haiku, Ian Stewart, Mick Taylor, music, rock and roll, Rolling Stones, Treehouse Magazine
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Silently
For your pleasure, a new flash fiction of mine titled “Silently,” published at Treehouse (the home of “good, short writing”). Thanks as always, for the read. Best, Doug. Brief Encounter: Silently
Posted in 2018, class, flash fiction, observation, silence, Uncategorized, zen
Tagged Buster Keaton, Fatty Arbuckle, homeless, mindfulness, Rod Taylor, san francisco, silent movies, Silently, The Birds, Tippi Hedren, Treehouse
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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/
Posted in 2018, film noir, flash fiction, love, memory, microfiction, Nashville, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged bumble, femme fatale, film noir, gulch, Humphrey Bogart, loss, love, Nashville, Robert Mitchum, shinju harness, sobro, tinder
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Ode to the Blue Room
Happy to report on another new poem of mine published – “Ode to the Blue Room” – featured in the latest One Sentence Poems (Right Hand Pointing poetry journal). This piece follow a distinct Nashville vibe but riffs off some … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Life, Music, Nashville, Poetry, synchronicity, Uncategorized, zen
Tagged drums, guitar, Jack White, music, Nashville, One Sentence Poems, poetry, Right Hand Pointing, The Blue Room, Thich Nhat Hanh
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