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Riding The Elk River Rail Trail

Posted on June 30, 2021 by labeak52

When I first see the trail, I don’t know which direction to start in.  I’m in Duck, West Virginia, at the northernmost point on the expanding Elk River Rail Trail.   I’m parked in a cinder lot, obviously made for trail … Continue reading →

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Old Bridge at The Forks of Coal River

Posted on February 25, 2017 by labeak52

This walking bridge was built by the Oregonia Bridge Company out of Lebanon, Ohio in nineteen-twenty. There are two bridges here at the forks of Coal River.  The one you see here crosses the Little Coal River and the other, … Continue reading →

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Overtime Interview

Posted on October 26, 2016 by labeak52

    The West Virginia Library Channel (channel 17, if you’re on Suddenlink) will be airing an interview with me about Overtime at 11:30 am, 5:30 pm and 11:30 pm today.  It will air at those same times for the … Continue reading →

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afternoon post, September 9, 2015

Posted on September 9, 2015 by labeak52

. This morning we began our trail ride at Beard, West Virginia. There is little to identify the place now, only a few houses, a chapel now converted to a residence and a kiosk-sign posting a few pictures of what … Continue reading →

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Evening Post, August 13, 2014: Excerpt from Novel

Posted on August 13, 2014 by labeak52

This evening’s post is a passage from my novel,In The Forest Of The Night. It is a description of a state trooper (who is investigating a murder) driving from the rural coalfields of southern West Virginia to the State Capital. … 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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