Tag Archives: basketball

More from The Drawer

Posted on June 27, 2016 by labeak52

Here is another draft of a passage for Overtime that I did not use for some reason or another. Here you get a glimpse of how the coach conceived and planned his own career and you also get a clue … Continue reading →

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More from the Old Drawer

Posted on June 26, 2016 by labeak52

Hey, readers. I’m still cleaning out that drawer in my writing room and forcing myself to throw away the papers that have accumulated there over the years. It’s hard for me to do. Every page brings back some memory of … Continue reading →

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Another Review of Overtime: A Basketball Parable

Posted on August 31, 2015 by labeak52

By A Fan on August 31, 2015 Format: Kindle Edition . An earthly story with a Heavenly meaning. Some describe a parable this way, and that description would apply to Overtime, by Larry Ellis. But this story of a fallen … Continue reading →

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Overtime:A Basketball Parable: A New Review

Posted on August 27, 2015 by labeak52

Overtime: A Basketball Parable Price: $3.49 At first it seems like “Field of Dreams–Basketball, August 27, 2015 Verified Purchase(What’s this?) This review is from: Overtime: A Basketball Parable (Kindle Edition) This is a poignant book. At first it seems like … Continue reading →

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midnight post, august 24, 2015

Posted on August 24, 2015 by labeak52

Here is a short passage from my new novel, Overtime: A Basketball Parable.  In the book, the protagonist, who spent his life coaching high-school basketball, gets a look at a player who reminds him of his earliest and best days … Continue reading →

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From Overtime

Posted on August 1, 2015 by labeak52

Here is an outake from my novel, Overtime. Another thing I see is this: one the other side of the far chain-link fence is a back yard.    There is nothing unusual about it.  It’s just a slope of grass dropping … Continue reading →

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Free Download Link: Available Right Now

Posted on July 5, 2015 by labeak52

Hey, readers.  My new book, just published yesterday, is now a free download on Amazon.com.  Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B010Y6BAMQ

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Free Book

Posted on July 4, 2015 by labeak52

Hey folks, my new novel will be available for free download starting tomorrow, July 5, 2015.  I really hope you’ll give it a try.  It’s kind of a basketball version of Field of Dreams with a little bit of C. … 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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