Heavenly Treasures on Casino Road   From the book,  The Old House, by Curt Iles The silver BMW zooms by me as we head west on US 190 outside Reeves, Louisiana.  It’s a hot Saturday afternoon in June, and as always, our Louisiana summer humidity is tough to bear, and impossible to enjoy.  I’m driving the camp van, loaded with …

The tragedy in Norway reminds us that evil and extremism can, and does, exist everywhere. But I’m reminded that for every coward like the killer there are a thousand points of light doing good. Points of light like my Norwegian friend,  Tommy Rasmussen.  We met him last year in eastern Congo.  He had made three recent trips to this war …

I’m just returning from a speaking engagement in southern Arizona.  It was simply great being with pastors and wives of Catalina Baptist Association. Today’s quote:  “The shortest distance between truth and a human heart is a story.”   -Anthony deMello Sharp hooks and tough-mouthed catfish… I never knew Reas Weeks . . . but I’ll always remember the following story about …

[display_podcast] Click on player to hear Curt read the preface. This is the preface from my book, The Mockingbird’s Song: Essays on the Journey through Depression Preface: The Mockingbird’s Midnight Song “But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.” (Acts 16:25)   It’s the middle of another restless …

These are the first two chapters and synopsis from my current manuscript, As the Crow Flies. Enjoy! Curt Iles Chapter One My name is Nancy Cotten, and I was born into a family of thieves. I guess that explains why Daddy kept looking over his shoulder as we came to the ferry at the Calcasieu River. “They say we’ll be …

“A $1000 Saddle on a $100 Horse” From Wind in the Pines by Curt Iles This story was told to me by my friend Diann Cain Norris and it is still among my favorites. Diann’s family has always been active in rodeos.  Her parents, Junior and Anita Cain made sure their three daughters, Diann, Dena, DeAnn were busy with both …

“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”  It may be July-hot in Louisiana but it is still a wonderful day.

Below is a link to an AFR radio interview with Dan Allen about my novel, A Good Place. Curt Iles AFR Interview Dan Allen 2010 A Good Place

Chapter 2 A Spent Bullet If you missed reading or listening to our podcast of the opening chapter of A Spent Bullet, you can access it on an earlier blog post.   Enjoy!   Curt Iles [display_podcast] Chapter 2 Bad News CLOSE VOTE EXTENDS SERVICE TERM FOR THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS (Washington) By a vote of 203-202 yesterday, Congress removed restrictions pertaining to …

"Monday I go to Louisiana. The Old-Timer's say it is a land of mud, malaria, mosquitoes and misery." -Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower August 1941

“Success is nothing more that a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the cumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.” -Jim Rohn Today’s Proverb: When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. -Proverbs 11:2