Preacher Boy
@preacherboy.bsky.social
Songwriter/musician: preacherboy.com
Writer/poet: christopherwatkinspoetry.com
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Writer/poet: christopherwatkinspoetry.com
https://linktr.ee/preacherboy
I am quite pleased to share that my poem “Gladiator” has been published by the journal Half and One. The digital version can now be read online here:
halfandone.com/gladiator/
Half and One is a fascinating publication—a “platform” for literature, journalism, and art.
#poem #poetry #poet #writing
halfandone.com/gladiator/
Half and One is a fascinating publication—a “platform” for literature, journalism, and art.
#poem #poetry #poet #writing
Gladiator - Half and One
With tattoo glistening in a chlorine slick, he breaststhe water stiffly; once an athlete, now calcifying.Oblivious to the droopy-suited girls hurling
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November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I am quite pleased to share that my poem “Gladiator” has been published by the journal Half and One. The digital version can now be read online here:
halfandone.com/gladiator/
Half and One is a fascinating publication—a “platform” for literature, journalism, and art.
#poem #poetry #poet #writing
halfandone.com/gladiator/
Half and One is a fascinating publication—a “platform” for literature, journalism, and art.
#poem #poetry #poet #writing
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Not a bad place to go through one's pre-performance ritual ...
November 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Not a bad place to go through one's pre-performance ritual ...
As we approach the eve of Nebraska's biopicification, I have thoughts.
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#BruceSpringsteen #DeliverMeFromNowhere #Nebraska #BornInTheUSA
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#BruceSpringsteen #DeliverMeFromNowhere #Nebraska #BornInTheUSA
Born in Nebraska: The Springsteen Complexity
I have been a mendicant at the altar of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska for a very, very long time, and I was busy preaching the gospel of its…
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October 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
As we approach the eve of Nebraska's biopicification, I have thoughts.
Note: This is a "friends and family" link, so even if you don't have a Medium account, you can read it.
preacherboy.medium.com/born-in-nebr...
#BruceSpringsteen #DeliverMeFromNowhere #Nebraska #BornInTheUSA
Note: This is a "friends and family" link, so even if you don't have a Medium account, you can read it.
preacherboy.medium.com/born-in-nebr...
#BruceSpringsteen #DeliverMeFromNowhere #Nebraska #BornInTheUSA
Just a lil' #SauceAndASideOfSlide time at the #BBQ!
#LiveMusic #AltBlues #CountryBlues #AcousticBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #Fingerpicking #SlideGuitar
#LiveMusic #AltBlues #CountryBlues #AcousticBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #Fingerpicking #SlideGuitar
September 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Just a lil' #SauceAndASideOfSlide time at the #BBQ!
#LiveMusic #AltBlues #CountryBlues #AcousticBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #Fingerpicking #SlideGuitar
#LiveMusic #AltBlues #CountryBlues #AcousticBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #Fingerpicking #SlideGuitar
I've been fortunate to have a long and productive music career, and with so many albums to choose from, it's sometimes hard to know which songs to play when! I'm gon' shoot to play at least one from each album tonight ...
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I've been fortunate to have a long and productive music career, and with so many albums to choose from, it's sometimes hard to know which songs to play when! I'm gon' shoot to play at least one from each album tonight ...
Mark your calendars. 'Ol PB is back at the ASBBQ on Fri. #NorCal peeps, you is on alert. Dig.
Aptos St. BBQ #LiveMusic #RootsAndBlues #AltBlues #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #SauceAndASideOfSlide
Aptos St. BBQ #LiveMusic #RootsAndBlues #AltBlues #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #SauceAndASideOfSlide
September 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Mark your calendars. 'Ol PB is back at the ASBBQ on Fri. #NorCal peeps, you is on alert. Dig.
Aptos St. BBQ #LiveMusic #RootsAndBlues #AltBlues #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #SauceAndASideOfSlide
Aptos St. BBQ #LiveMusic #RootsAndBlues #AltBlues #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #SauceAndASideOfSlide
Analytics are honestly kind of fun. On Apple Music, for example, I have learned the my second-most Shazam'd song of all time is ... "Obituary Writer Blues." Who'd have thought so many folks would want to know the lyrics?
music.apple.com/us/album/the...
#SongLyrics #Shazam
music.apple.com/us/album/the...
#SongLyrics #Shazam
The National Blues by Preacher Boy on Apple Music
Album · 2016 · 13 Songs
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August 31, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Analytics are honestly kind of fun. On Apple Music, for example, I have learned the my second-most Shazam'd song of all time is ... "Obituary Writer Blues." Who'd have thought so many folks would want to know the lyrics?
music.apple.com/us/album/the...
#SongLyrics #Shazam
music.apple.com/us/album/the...
#SongLyrics #Shazam
You can take a writer to inspiration, but can you make him write?
In this case ... yes.
In this case ... yes.
August 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
You can take a writer to inspiration, but can you make him write?
In this case ... yes.
In this case ... yes.
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Pleased to share two new writings of mine, “Cloverdale” and “Leading Nowhere,” appearing in Rabble Review, a mobile-based progressive periodical featuring fine artists and authors from around the globe. Glad to be included in this creative anti-capitalist journal.
doughoekstra.net/2025/04/08/c...
doughoekstra.net/2025/04/08/c...
“Cloverdale” and “Leading Nowhere” – New Poems
Pleased to unveil two new writings of mine, “Cloverdale” and “Leading Nowhere,” which appear in the latest Rabble Review, Issue 8, pages 126 and 145, respectively. Rabble Review is a mobile-based p…
doughoekstra.net
May 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Pleased to share two new writings of mine, “Cloverdale” and “Leading Nowhere,” appearing in Rabble Review, a mobile-based progressive periodical featuring fine artists and authors from around the globe. Glad to be included in this creative anti-capitalist journal.
doughoekstra.net/2025/04/08/c...
doughoekstra.net/2025/04/08/c...
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"Unseen Undetected" from my album "The Day Deserved," character-driven band-driven social justice songs written during Orange Reign One, and released in 2021. Sadly, this tune is even more relevant today, in the wake of the awful ICE raids sweeping the States.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJRt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJRt...
Unseen Undetected - Doug Hoekstra
YouTube video by Doug Hoekstra
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June 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"Unseen Undetected" from my album "The Day Deserved," character-driven band-driven social justice songs written during Orange Reign One, and released in 2021. Sadly, this tune is even more relevant today, in the wake of the awful ICE raids sweeping the States.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJRt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJRt...
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Pleased to share a micro-essay on the John Lewis Good Trouble March in Nashville, held last month. As the man said, get into good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.
doughoekstra.net/2025/07/28/g...
doughoekstra.net/2025/07/28/g...
Good Trouble – Nashville March
Some snaps from the John Lewis “Good Trouble’ march in Nashville, Saturday, July 19, 2025 A.D.. These went on all over the country, but in Nashville, there is annual celebration, as Lewis had deep …
doughoekstra.net
August 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Pleased to share a micro-essay on the John Lewis Good Trouble March in Nashville, held last month. As the man said, get into good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.
doughoekstra.net/2025/07/28/g...
doughoekstra.net/2025/07/28/g...
You know what IS cool re: Spotify? I can see people listening right now. US, Brazil, France & Canada are top locations for me. Someone in Canada playing “Nehemiah James?” Someone in Brazil on “Setting Sun” or “Song and Dance Man?” Beautiful. Thank you—I see you!
open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN...
open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN...
Song and Dance Man
Preacher Boy · Ghost Notes · Song · 2024
open.spotify.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
You know what IS cool re: Spotify? I can see people listening right now. US, Brazil, France & Canada are top locations for me. Someone in Canada playing “Nehemiah James?” Someone in Brazil on “Setting Sun” or “Song and Dance Man?” Beautiful. Thank you—I see you!
open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN...
open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN...
If you've been digging "Ghost Notes," thank you! If you haven't read the companion book yet, you can—of course—get it directly from the website, but if you want to bundle it with some other Amazon purchases, you can get it there as well!
a.co/d/eTirSi0
#Lyrics #LyricBook
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#Lyrics #LyricBook
Amazon.com
a.co
August 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If you've been digging "Ghost Notes," thank you! If you haven't read the companion book yet, you can—of course—get it directly from the website, but if you want to bundle it with some other Amazon purchases, you can get it there as well!
a.co/d/eTirSi0
#Lyrics #LyricBook
a.co/d/eTirSi0
#Lyrics #LyricBook
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well, i got the right town,
there was always somethin’ goin’ down
between the hootenannys and the hoosegow
took a cold water flat,
brushed off my Bailey brim hat
started tryin’ to make my rent the only way i knew how
open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN...
#AltBlues #American #RockAndRoll
there was always somethin’ goin’ down
between the hootenannys and the hoosegow
took a cold water flat,
brushed off my Bailey brim hat
started tryin’ to make my rent the only way i knew how
open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN...
#AltBlues #American #RockAndRoll
Song and Dance Man
Preacher Boy · Ghost Notes · Song · 2024
open.spotify.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
well, i got the right town,
there was always somethin’ goin’ down
between the hootenannys and the hoosegow
took a cold water flat,
brushed off my Bailey brim hat
started tryin’ to make my rent the only way i knew how
open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN...
#AltBlues #American #RockAndRoll
there was always somethin’ goin’ down
between the hootenannys and the hoosegow
took a cold water flat,
brushed off my Bailey brim hat
started tryin’ to make my rent the only way i knew how
open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN...
#AltBlues #American #RockAndRoll
I was in between jobs,
short on corn for the cobs
as they say down where the boys are shuckin’
with a bird in the hand,
i took a job with a band
just another dimestore dance to try my luck in
open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN...
#AltBlues #American #RockAndRoll
short on corn for the cobs
as they say down where the boys are shuckin’
with a bird in the hand,
i took a job with a band
just another dimestore dance to try my luck in
open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN...
#AltBlues #American #RockAndRoll
August 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I was in between jobs,
short on corn for the cobs
as they say down where the boys are shuckin’
with a bird in the hand,
i took a job with a band
just another dimestore dance to try my luck in
open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN...
#AltBlues #American #RockAndRoll
short on corn for the cobs
as they say down where the boys are shuckin’
with a bird in the hand,
i took a job with a band
just another dimestore dance to try my luck in
open.spotify.com/track/1VQdqN...
#AltBlues #American #RockAndRoll
I'm torn about Spotify. Necessary evil, or just evil?
Still, I haven't left. And we're 21 followers away from 1000.
If we hit it, cement mixers full of bitcoin will bring us riches—I will share.
The "only seven zeroes after the decimal point" royalty tier awaits!
open.spotify.com/artist/3pvKf...
Still, I haven't left. And we're 21 followers away from 1000.
If we hit it, cement mixers full of bitcoin will bring us riches—I will share.
The "only seven zeroes after the decimal point" royalty tier awaits!
open.spotify.com/artist/3pvKf...
Preacher Boy
Artist · 3.3K monthly listeners.
open.spotify.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I'm torn about Spotify. Necessary evil, or just evil?
Still, I haven't left. And we're 21 followers away from 1000.
If we hit it, cement mixers full of bitcoin will bring us riches—I will share.
The "only seven zeroes after the decimal point" royalty tier awaits!
open.spotify.com/artist/3pvKf...
Still, I haven't left. And we're 21 followers away from 1000.
If we hit it, cement mixers full of bitcoin will bring us riches—I will share.
The "only seven zeroes after the decimal point" royalty tier awaits!
open.spotify.com/artist/3pvKf...
Had "Blues in Britain" simply elected to review the new album "Ghost Notes," we would have been elated. That they opted to engage so deeply with the companion book was an exceedingly delightful surprise!
August 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Had "Blues in Britain" simply elected to review the new album "Ghost Notes," we would have been elated. That they opted to engage so deeply with the companion book was an exceedingly delightful surprise!
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A lot of people need to hear this
July 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A lot of people need to hear this
I wish more people knew the #poems of #JoeBolton. His work is so wonderful:
42milespress.com/2013/07/05/p...
42milespress.com/2013/07/05/p...
Poems of the Week – Joe Bolton
THREE POEMS BY JOE BOLTON A Wreath of Stars: Symsonia, Kentucky, 1914 They’d caught me skimming cream off the top of the churn, So half that winter I had to go upstairs Right after supper wit…
42milespress.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I wish more people knew the #poems of #JoeBolton. His work is so wonderful:
42milespress.com/2013/07/05/p...
42milespress.com/2013/07/05/p...
If you're in #NorCal this week, make sure to put #SantaCruz on your itinerary ... that is, if you dig #BluesRock and #AltBlues music at one of the best rooms in the country! @moesalley.bsky.social !
July 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If you're in #NorCal this week, make sure to put #SantaCruz on your itinerary ... that is, if you dig #BluesRock and #AltBlues music at one of the best rooms in the country! @moesalley.bsky.social !
"Six for Three" was released 4 years ago yesterday. Here's the video for "Gold Mining Blues" from that EP: youtu.be/B5aJsZYIj38?...
Preacher Boy - Gold Mining Blues [Official]
YouTube video by Preacher Boy
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July 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"Six for Three" was released 4 years ago yesterday. Here's the video for "Gold Mining Blues" from that EP: youtu.be/B5aJsZYIj38?...