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L.A. Holly

Goodreads Author

Born

in Abilene, TX, The United States

Website

http://genestrother.com

Twitter

DGeneStrother

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Nostalgia

Influences

Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Frank McCourt, Larry McMurtry, Max Lucad ...more

Member Since

March 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/laholly

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An ordained minister, L.A. Holly (pseudonym used by Gene Strother), served churches in California and Texas, first as a youth minister, then as a church-school principal, and finally as senior pastor.

In additioned to being an ordained minister and licensed educator, Holly is also a licensed insurance adjuster. After Hurricane Katrina, he spent nine months in New Orleans in that capacity.

Holly is a syndicated sportswriter, blogger and story-teller. He and his wife, Donya, have three grown daughters and (so far) one super-cool grandson.

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L.A. Holly's Blog

1,000 Words | L.A. Holly

The following is from a permanent page now featured on The Journeyman. Sixteen years and only a few scattered writings after my novella The Preacher’s Kid, L.A. Holly is resurrected and writing. Please mark this page and check it periodically for new offerings. So far, I have completed four of the ten essays. 1000 Words | [...]

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L.A. Holly’s books

Average rating: 4.44 · 9 ratings · 2 reviews · 5 distinct works

	The Preacher's Kid: A Novel 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Clock: The Half-Baked Tale of a Life, Half-Lived 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Life in the Day of Samuel Martin: On Dying and Living with Dementia it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1,000 words: an epic journey in a series of short trips it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dog's Tale: Huck and Finn's Great Adventure 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars