A word from Curt Pictures. A picture is worth . . . a lot. Here are recent images and sketches from the Creek. Enjoy. Pass on. Tell stories. You Tube video of Snowdon jamming with his own cigar box guitar. It’s honeysuckle time in …
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Do you have a Life Plan?
One of the things I’m hungry to learn about is having a written plan to guide my life, decisions, and time. It’s called a Life Plan. I call my personal Life Plan “Ten Pins.” This plan, which I’ve used for over ten years, …
My Grandpas’ Boots: Upcoming Children’s Picture Book
A word from Curt This story is taken from a chapter in As the Crow Flies and adapted for an illustrated children’s book. Curt Iles/MY GRANDPAS’ BOOTS Copyright 2017 by Creekbank Stories and Curt Iles 1 My name is Abe, and this is the story of my scuffed boots. …
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High Stakes Gambling
The report on Volkswagon’s infamous emissions scandal was in the news again last week. The company is being forced to buy back VWs, repair the emissions controls, pay large fines, and not pass go/collect $100.00. Seriously, it is a stain on a company that has traditionally been respected. The report said, “VW fails on high …
Holding the Rope: Ask and Pray
As always, we want our friends and followers knowing how to pray for us. First of all, our hearts are so full of gratitude. Gratitude is one of my 6 Plus Words for 2016. It’s a grand word. Here are needs and opportunities for the coming week: I have two speaking events next weekend. On …
Two Enduring Lessons.
One taught me how to live . . . The other taught me how to die. They’ve both been gone for nearly half a century. I was seven and ten, respectively when my paternal great grandparents died. We called them Pa and Doten, and they were center of our family’s solar system. They each …
On Being “The Man”
From the Curt Iles book, Deep Roots. www.creekbank.net Readers are given permission to share this story as long as proper credit is given. You’re the Man I’d never heard of the Broken Wings Award until recently. I haven’t met helicopter pilot Edwin Steve Coleman, one of the few two-time winners of the award. …
The Sweet Smell of Honeysuckle
A honeysuckle bouquet from Crooked Bayou Swamp Honeysuckle time is when I always think of Mrs. Eleanor Andrews. Today is her birthday. …
The Crow and the Peacock
A Word from Curt This fun story features one of my favorite Dry Creekers, Uncle Joe Watson. Listen to an audio version of The Crow and the Peacock read by Curt. The Crow and the Peacock I was glad when they said unto me, “Let us go into the house of the Lord.” As …
April 6: It’s Whippoorwill Day
It’s April 6. Whip-poor-will day. Let’s go to Dry Creek. Enjoy this reader favorite from our third short story collection, Wind in the Pines. Whip-poor-will Day Hear that lonesome whip-poor-will, he sounds too blue to fly. It seems he’s lost the will to live, I’m so lonesome I could cry . …
The Regret-Free Life: Sliding into Home
A Word from Curt Baseball season opened this weekend. Our beloved Houston Astros were scheduled to begin play today in New York against the Yankees. Rained out. Baseball shouldn’t be played north of the Mason Dixon Line until May. As my son Clay said, “I’ve waited for six month for opening day. I …
