The Website of Louisiana Storyteller Curt Iles

“Lagniappe”

Lagniappe – Creole term for extra

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A Good Place Blog

Sample chapters and other info


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The Wayfaring Stranger Blog

Sample chapters and other info


OpenHands

Open Hands Mission Blog

Past mission trips to Africa

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Picture Gallery

Assorted pictures and the stories that go along with them

W.I.P.

Work in Progress

This is the current manuscript being written.

At this present time, our W.I.P. is a historical novel entitled “A Spent Bullet.” Set in western Louisiana during September 1941, it is the love story of a rural schoolteacher and Milwaukee soldier during the Louisiana Army Maneuvers.

The series of large scale war games beginning in 1940 and continuing through the early years of World War II, changed the landscape and culture of piney woods Louisiana. It also shaped the face of the American military and advanced the careers of leaders such as Generals Patton and Eisenhower.

Currently, the first draft of the manuscript is at 50,000 words with an estimated finish length of 90,000 words by summer 2010.

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About Creekbank Stories

Curt Iles writes from his hometown of Dry Creek, Louisiana. A lover of stories, nature, history, and dogs, he writes of the wonders of the woods and the memorable people who live there.

He and his wife DeDe are the parents of three sons and three grandsons. When not writing, Curt hikes, travels to Africa/Asia/Central America, gardens, plays the drums, and enjoys his family and lifetime country friends.

Creekbank Stories comes from his first book, Stories from the Creekbank, as well as his unique home town of Dry Creek.*

The purpose of Creekbank Stories is “Influencing the world with stories: beginning in a good place called the Louisiana Piney Woods and moving out as a ‘ripple effect’ to the world.”

*We are often asked about the origin of “Dry Creek.” Community historian Frank Miller stated, “Its Attakapa Indian name was “Beautiful Creek” and the English translation missed the word.”