Tag Archives: mystery

Rachel Deplanes in Belgium

Posted on November 15, 2018 by labeak52

From the book As she stepped down the stairway and onto the tarmac she was surprised by the cold and the wind. While she had thought of little else other than the purpose of the journey and the man she … Continue reading →

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Overtime: A Basketball Parable (Chapter 27)

Posted on October 6, 2015 by labeak52

You can buy the book or read the recent reviews by clicking here. 27. As I faced the 1980-81 season and the lonely remnants of a team that had been put together to win last year, a team that had … Continue reading →

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morning poem, october 2, 2015

Posted on October 2, 2015 by labeak52

.   from my window . on a grey afternoon thursday cars and pickups now and then a bus glide over new pavement leaving the city. a girl in a pink jacket waits on a corner she holds something in … Continue reading →

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Overtime: A Basketball Parable (chapter 22)

Posted on October 1, 2015 by labeak52

Buy the book here. 22. I remember it was in mid-afternoon one winter day. The shadows from the light through the west-facing windows were already long across the worn hallway floor. My class had dispersed and my next period was … Continue reading →

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Overtime: A Basketball Parable (Chapter 20)

Posted on September 29, 2015 by labeak52

Hey, faithful readers!  Here is chapter 20.  Hope you’re enjoying the read.  If you want to get the book, click here. 20. It was one of the benefits of being a single basketball coach in a small town that you … Continue reading →

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Overtime: A Basketball Parable (Chapter 19)

Posted on September 28, 2015 by labeak52

  19.     THIS EVENING, WITH THE MEMORY OF DELMAR SPARKS FRESH IN MY MIND, I await again the appearance of his fated son and the man who, in my opinion, was his undoing. I am unusually relaxed in … Continue reading →

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Overtime: A Basketball Parable (Chapter 17)

Posted on September 26, 2015 by labeak52

‘ Faithful readers (and not so faithful readers), here is Chapter 17 of my new novel, Overtime: A Basketball Parable.  If you’ve been following this blog, you may be up to date on the story; if not, you might want … Continue reading →

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Overtime: A Basketball Parable (Chapter 16)

Posted on September 25, 2015 by labeak52

  16.     In my over forty years of playing and coaching, there was only one game I hoped to lose. It was on December 19, 1969. We were in a holiday tournament and playing Marietta High, an Ohio … Continue reading →

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Overtime: A Basketball Parable (Chapter 14)

Posted on September 23, 2015 by labeak52

  14 That year I had the last class period of the day open to give me time in my office before the boys came in for practice. The hour before that I supervised a study hall in the room … Continue reading →

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Overtime: A Basketball Parable (Chapter 13)

Posted on September 22, 2015 by labeak52

13. After I made the final cuts, we began our season with an away game against Duval High School. Even though my team did not have a standout player and even though none of my first seven players had ever … Continue reading →

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