The Tenth Inning

"Profundity seeps into every significant detail and one comes away from Hoekstra ennobled by a sense of humanity...wisdom, calm and articulacy" (Mike Butler, Metro UK, London). Welcome to "The Tenth Inning", Doug Hoekstra's latest prose collection and first book since his debut, the Independent Publisher Award finalist, "Bothering the Coffee Drinkers." Whereas Bothering wove its metaphors and narratives through a bevy of music-related prose, The Tenth Inning reflects the shimmer of the baseball diamond, presenting an intriguing roster of previously published and newly minted poems, songs, and stories. Indeed, Hoekstra previously spent many years in the tower of song, recording and touring behind seven albums of original material released on labels in the U. S. and Europe. As a musician, he was regularly lauded for his ability to craft and perform "beautifully spare songs that contain genius-level observations about people." (Jeff Vandermeer, Amazon.com). Whether sung or stated, details and observations looking outward, call us within. We hope you enjoy this latest set of tales.