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New Music

Posted on May 18, 2023 by labeak52

When I started this blog, well over a decade ago, I had it in mind that it would be about, as the heading says: Appalachian writing and music, home repair, guitar, primal diet and exercise, bible study.  And if you’ve … Continue reading →

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winter poem

Posted on March 10, 2023 by labeak52

When covered with snow This hill I walk seems like a faraway place Although I’ve known it since childhood . Each new snow covers it in a different way Now there is crystal frost on the tips of the long … Continue reading →

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More from the Book

Posted on February 24, 2023 by labeak52

← Isaac Meets RebeccaMore →Isaac Meets RebeccaPosted on March 3, 2018 by labeak52Here is another passage from the novel in progress. Ed.Related image Isaac Martin and Karl Von Hausen had underestimated the time it would take them to scale and … Continue reading →

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Jacob Eaton Gets Rich, cont’d

Posted on February 23, 2023 by labeak52

Readers; the first part of the segment is on yesterday’s blog post. You can reach it by clicking on the “Home Economics” title of this blog at the top of this page and then cursering down one post. If you’ve … Continue reading →

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Standing Invitation

Posted on February 22, 2023 by labeak52

Readers, here is this morning’s installment in the continuing saga of Jacob Eaton, one of the main characters in my novel-in-progress. It you’ve been reading along on this blog, then you may have some sense of the context of this … Continue reading →

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Jacob Eaton Gets Rich

Posted on February 20, 2023 by labeak52

Readers; Some of you have been following along, but by bit, as I have posted chapters about young Jacob Eaton, one of the principal characters in my novel-to-be. Jacob has finished his year in Oxford as a Rhodes scholar and … Continue reading →

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OUT IN THE COUNTRY

Posted on February 17, 2023 by labeak52

chapter VIII If you like this passage and want to read the rest, click here. Posted on February 24, 2017 by labeak52 She walked the horse across the bridge over the culvert. The road was little more than a path and now was … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 16, 2023 by labeak52

mid-day poem, October 12, 2016 Posted on October 12, 2016 by labeak52 TRUTH AND FACT The experts and reportersMay get it right todayBut tomorrow brings a thousand factsThat blow it all away. The poets, on the other handMay seem, at first, obscureBut one must … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 16, 2023 by labeak52

Morning Poem, September 10, 2014 Posted on September 10, 2014 by labeak52 The Quiet Rain The quiet rain drifts like a dream over town It whispers on the streets Its billion tiny splashes lift an inch of mist above the dark pavement. It soaks … Continue reading →

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Rachel and Beth

Posted on January 17, 2023 by labeak52

Readers; For the last few weeks I’ve been posting installments from my forthcoming novel telling the story of Jacob’s life. The following bit is a little from the life of Rachel. Happy reading. Likes and comments are appreciated. The café … Continue reading →

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