Tag Archives: creative process

A Look At The Creative Process

Posted on July 6, 2018 by labeak52

Readers; I have the great good fortune to be a member of the Shelton College Review.  That may be a little less glorious than the name might suggest.  This “organization” consists of three local writers: myself, Andrew Spradling, and Joseph … Continue reading →

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Writing Overtime

Posted on November 4, 2017 by labeak52

Here is an interview discussing the writing of Overtime: A Basketball Parable.  You can get the book for free on Amazon.com until Monday by clicking here.   How did Overtime come to be written? I really did not have it … Continue reading →

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morning post, october 2, 2015

Posted on October 2, 2015 by labeak52

Trying to write a true account of anything is a good way to find out that you don’t know what you’re talking about.

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Morning Post, April 6, 2015

Posted on April 6, 2015 by labeak52

It must have been twenty years ago.  Maybe more.  But it was on this day, my birthday, April 6th.  It was a clear and warm afternoon, but the river was still cold from the winter and I was the only … Continue reading →

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Morning Poem, March 11, 2015

Posted on March 11, 2015 by labeak52

I take hat and coat and gloves and scarf and boots Car keys and a pack filled with the days lunch. In my other hand, a travel mug of coffee I can barely manage to open the door Weighted as … Continue reading →

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Morning Poem, November 8, 2014

Posted on November 8, 2014 by labeak52

          Genesis 1: 1-19   Isn’t it odd This story of ours That says there was light Before there were stars?   Copyright 2014

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Here’s What I’m Thinking

Posted on September 27, 2014 by labeak52

It’s been great fun putting up poems  and prose paragraphs day after day.  It’s a lot more fun when I get good feedback – “likes” and comments.  I guess this whole blogging game is a bit too random to expect … Continue reading →

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Morning Poem, September 26, 2014

Posted on September 26, 2014 by labeak52

My hour of labor goes faster when mornings are dark The oak splits cleaner in the cold Smoke from the kitchen fire reminds me that breakfast awaits The smell itself is almost food to me   I hurry to keep … Continue reading →

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evening poem, september 20, 2014

Posted on September 20, 2014 by labeak52

Walking To School   In the first years there were no sidewalks. We walked to school along a dusty path that ran along the blocks Under the shade of the maples The worn smooth avenue interrupted now and then By … Continue reading →

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Morning Poem, September 20, 2014

Posted on September 20, 2014 by labeak52

THE CASTLE (Authors Note: Most of the poems I’ve posted here are of recent vintage.  Some of them I have written just to have something to post on a particular day.  I love doing that.  I really don’t think the … Continue reading →

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