Mohawk River Press

03/04/2026

https://jimlabate.medium.com/mets-all-the-way-in-2026-c5865c5c933e?sk=2de241b8ad61d6c7e896bada08c5769d

I spent a week in Florida recently — thank you Jeff and Linda — and I had a chance to see the New York Mets play a spring-training game…

02/05/2026

https://jimlabate.medium.com/where-do-story-ideas-come-from-5e9d71a7a94e?sk=607f391a171bfa57473f5a5d3964d7ed

I have written five works of fiction, and whenever I appear at a bookstore or a library to promote these works, I always hear a variety of…

10/17/2025

https://medium.com//my-quarterback-days-all-four-of-them-4a4c48fdb9fc?sk=8634113aa89fd83b88799ddd2a5c1b6d

Recently, I had the pleasure of watching my niece’s son play quarterback as a high-school freshman for his junior varsity team. I watched…

05/10/2025

https://jimlabate.medium.com/do-i-really-kneed-a-knee-replacement-part-three-2d78ff92161a?sk=b140ea29f30bbfc51d74cbe873922c3d

Well, I did it.

04/15/2025

https://jimlabate.medium.com/when-mom-and-dad-visited-me-in-the-peace-corps-310c5906ca64?sk=d2f4ffad5d596c1f66b545a975457a3f

Roughly 50 years ago, I served two years in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica as a Sports Promoter. Our job — a dozen of us scattered…

10/23/2024

Another local Book Fair is happening this Sunday (10/27) in The Clifton Park Center Mall from 9:30 to 3:30. I'll be there from 2:00 to 3:30. Stop in and say "Hello."

08/20/2024

https://jimlabate.medium.com/the-last-supper-a-short-story-5891a46f04de?sk=490f1db1def6830bda7391e4b449ac1a

Claire arrived at the nursing home on Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p.m., just as she had done for the previous two years. Her four-hour shift…

06/13/2024

https://jimlabate.medium.com/golden-boy-a-short-story-4571b7a298b5?sk=b1fa3469abcc55929b235714b552c8dc

When Tom Catalano walked into the locker room, even his teammates paused to look at him. Though he did not wear all the jewelry that they…

05/21/2024

https://medium.com/tell-your-story/my-fathers-memorial-day-tears-2c4dfff65782?sk=8bde1998c1367c9c25cb59f57658590d

Are you aware of the difference between Memorial Day in May and Veterans’ Day in November? Memorial Day, according to the United States…

05/10/2024

https://jimlabate.medium.com/selling-grass-at-a-young-age-8c99c88c9978?sk=917221c66649ceea1bf385dd5347adb3

If 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…

04/24/2024

https://jimlabate.medium.com/6babf0ca8f98?sk=a6d4e57548b5a75017359d94fced5cd2

Souvenirs Tell Stories — Part 13: Pennants