Category Archives: basketball

Evening Poem, April 10, 2016

Posted on April 10, 2016 by labeak52

. In courtship long ago women waited And men ventured and contemplated There were rooms in houses Lace curtains on the windows Sitting benches Their very purpose to allow such waiting Such contemplation After a time they knew Each other … Continue reading →

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New Story, Part Three

Posted on May 27, 2015 by labeak52

(This post is a continuation of a story begun here a day or two ago and continued in a second post the next day.  This is part three.  If you want the whole thing to date, back up a few … Continue reading →

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Morning Post, August 11, 2014

Posted on August 11, 2014 by labeak52

Here is a passage from my upcoming book, Overtime: A Basketball Parable.  The story is told by a long-time, high-school basketball coach who is looking back over his life.  All rights are reserved.     In January of 1980, with … Continue reading →

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If You Build It, He Will Come

Posted on August 1, 2014 by labeak52

If you build it, he will come. I had never been to Artie, West Virginia before, and neither had anyone else I knew.  Except Coach Tex Williams; he was born there.  But we, being long-time Saint Albans residents with tangential … Continue reading →

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