Jim LaBateSelling Grass at a Young AgeIf you’ve ever listened to an old-timer, he will tell you that everything was more difficult back in the old days. The summers were hotter…·4 min read·2 days ago----
Jim LaBateI Think I Won the Pennant RaceSouvenirs Tell Stories — Part 13: Pennants·6 min read·Apr 24, 2024----
Jim LaBateinTell Your StoryDid You Ever Notice That Daughter and Laughter Are Only One Letter Apart?Our daughter Katrina visited our home last week, and as she and Barbara were in the kitchen preparing dinner, I began to tell them a story…·5 min read·Apr 9, 2024--1--1
Jim LaBateLet’s Go, Mets — All the Way in 2024As a resident of Upstate New York, I don’t often see the spring training games of my New York Mets. But Barbara and I were visiting family…·4 min read·Mar 26, 2024--1--1
Jim LaBateSaying “Goodbye” to the NeighborsThe moving truck came a few days ago to pick up all their furniture and carry it off to Vermont, to a small town about two hours away. A…·2 min read·Mar 13, 2024--1--1
Jim LaBatePaul and Barnabas — What Happened Between These Two?Are you ready for some writing instruction today? As a long-time English teacher, at both the high-school- and community-college level, I…·22 min read·Mar 2, 2024----
Jim LaBateSubjunctive Case: If Taylor Swift Were — or Was — The ManIn the 2020 Taylor Swift documentary, Miss Americana, viewers see this singer-songwriter engaged in the writing process with members of…·4 min read·Feb 16, 2024--1--1
Jim LaBateOur New Appliances Are Smarter Than I AmMy wife and I have been living in our home for over 30 years now, the mortgage is paid, and we were overdue for some improvements. I…·6 min read·Feb 3, 2024----
Jim LaBateCatalog Girl — A Short StoryI had narrowed down my college search to the public university in town or the technical school 30 minutes away, and I decided on one…·14 min read·Jan 3, 2024----
Jim LaBateinShort. Sweet. Valuable.Living with Noah WebsterNOAH: Good morning, Rebecca, my precious, sweet, kind, loving, and wonderful wife.·1 min read·Dec 2, 2023----