03/04/2026
Mets All the Way in 2026? 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…
Author Jim LaBate uses Mohawk River Press to publish his works of fiction and nonfiction.
Mohawk River Press is proud to offer the following books by Jim LaBate: Let's Go, Gaels; Mickey Mantle Day in Amsterdam; Things I Threw in the River; and My Teacher's Password
03/04/2026
Mets All the Way in 2026? 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
Where Do Story Ideas Come From? 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
My Quarterback Days — All Four of Them 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
Do I Really Kneed a Knee Replacement? Part Three Well, I did it.
04/15/2025
When Mom and Dad Visited Me in the Peace Corps 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…
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
The Last Supper — A Short Story 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
Golden Boy — A Short Story 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
My Father’s Memorial Day Tears 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
Selling Grass at a Young Age 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
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I Think I Won the Pennant Race Souvenirs Tell Stories — Part 13: Pennants