Stay Curious Be Amazed Share Remarkable Stories As you end a fine Memorial Day weekend, may I remind all of us that our freedom isn’t free. Generations of Americans died on battlefields and asea to preserve the amazing freedom we have in America. I just finished a week-long hiking trip in North Georgia on the Appalachian Trail (AT). From time …
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The Books that have Shaped My Life.
Stay Curious Be Amazed at Life Tell Remarkable Stories A Word from Curt The 5 books that have most shaped my life. I encourage you to have a reading list for 2018. I hope you include in this list what I call your Life Book List. These are the books that occupy a special place on your bookshelf and …
Read More »The Pineywoods Rule: Always Remember Where You Came From
A word from Curt Today’s story will be part of a speech I’ve giving Tuesday night to the 150 Honor Graduates in my home parish of Beauregard. My short talk will consist of three parts: Remember where you came/come from. Remember you didn’t get here by yourself. Remember that this is just the beginning of your journey. Today, I’m …
Read More »The Pineywoods Manifesto: Good Things Take Time
A word from Curt: I’m writing an e-book entitled A Pineywoods Manifesto. It’s for my four grandsons (who have great dads) plus the many young men without a positive male role model to teach them the things every man needs to know. You can read earlier chapters at www.creekbank.net/blog. Roma uno die non est condita. Latin: “Rome wasn’t …
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Creekbank Stories Curt Iles, Storyteller

