Creekbank Stories Curt Iles, Storyteller

  Porch Pirates February 10, 2026   I saw them, but they didn’t see me.   I was looking out the front window when they marched into view on my street.   A homeless couple was struggling along with their heavy loads.   He was pulling a red wagon stacked high with items.   The woman behind him was pushing …

2026 The Big Rocker at Dry Creek Camp A Love of the Land     The Rocker at Dry Creek Camp   “Do you think now that rocker is worth $1500?”  “No, it’s worth more like $15,000.”   It was a conversation I’ll always remember. Framed with a lesson I will not forget.   My special friend Karan Robinson shoved …

Thoughts for Tuesday, February 10 Memory Verse for the week: “The LORD our God has secrets . . .” Face it: there are many things we will not know nor understand. That’s where faith comes in. I choose to believe. There’s always more at The Creek. Periodic blog posts at www.creekbank.net

Keep ‘er on True North!y Riding Shotgun   I’m listening to “Shotgun” by The Band of Heathens. The refrain is “Riding Shotgun through . . .” I immediately thought of Africa and my son-in-the-Lord, Joseph Anyovi.   It’s amazing how many passengers can be packed into an African Matatu (Taxi Bus) or my Toyota Landcruiser going to a Northern Uganda …

Clayton Iles Pond, Dry Creek, LA. A place of peace for me. Nelson Mandela on True Peace   “Peace is not just the absence of conflict. Peace is the creation of an environment where we can all flourish regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, class, caste or any other social levels.”  -Nelson Mandela

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Iles family and other interested persons: This is a letter written by my great-great aunt, Eliza, of her 1920 trip to a Mission Station in the Belgian Congo. Let’s use this blog page to gather information and learn more about Aunt Eliza’s life and early missionary work in what is no the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). You can reach …

This is Book Week at The Creek. We’re going to share about the books that have most shaped our lives. I’m working on the Top 10 in my reading life. Start working on your list. I want to hear about yours and why they mean so much to you.  (Curt Iles books do not count on your list.  I plan …

“Doing right by my People.”   Ken Burns said, “I came to realize I’m a historian who brings people and things back from the grave.”   After hearing Burns’ quote, I’m struck that it is my job and calling, too.   I don’t do it with a camera and a documentary.   I use a journal, memories, and imagination.   …

A Great Quote About Trees   “The only conclusion I’ve ever reached is that I love all trees, but I am in love with pines.”   -Aldo Leopold “Sand County Almanac”   One of the greatest nature books ever written.      

My Favorite Poem:  “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost.       Growing up in the woods and loving poetry, it was sometimes thought of as unmanly. That’s a crock of bull. In fact, my woods-roots have led me to the best poems of all. They are poems that glow about nature, the human, and the amazing life around …

  Clayton Iles Pond, Dry Creek, Louisiana     Thoughts on Being “Stove-Up”   I received word that one of my Dry Creek friends, Larry Dale, had been injured, so I immediately called his brother, David.   In his classic Dry Creek drawl (I’m proud of mine too), David said, “Yeah, Curt, he was up on a ladder gleaning his …