A Mentor named Jay Miller “I was born in a tiny Southern town. I grew up with my family and friends all around.” Something to Love Jason Isbell I grew up in a rural community where I was fortunate to have a long line of mentors and role models. Many of these relationships …
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The Cardinal and Mr. Smith’s Plane
The bird crashed into the plate glass window. My friend and I walked over to where a red cardinal lay on the grass. She said, “It’s dead.” “Let’s watch for a while. I’ve seen birds, knocked silly from a collision, get up, wobble around, and fly off.” But it was evident this cardinal’s flying …
Aunt Mollie and The Big Fire. Excerpts from “The Wayfaring Stranger.”
Ten Mile Fire Perkins Road Ten Mile, Louisiana The Wayfaring Stranger Excerpts from Chapter 42: The Ten Mile Fire Aunt Mollie and the Big Fire Thursday, September 7, 2023 Yesterday, I drove through the devastation of the Ten Mile Fire, which burned 8,000 acres along the Rapides/Vernon Parish lines. Ten Mile refers to the creek …
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‘The Wayfaring Stranger’. Read the entire book
The Wayfaring Stranger by Curt Iles It’s our first novel and still a reader favorite. You can download a PDF of the entire novel here.
Full Chapter 42 of ‘The Wayfaring Stranger: The Big Fire
The Wayfaring Stranger The Big Fire Full. Chapter 42 Joe Moore was making what he called his “firewood rounds”: he would go by Aunt Mollie’s, then the Sweats, and finally Miz Girlie’s. By the end of the day, he would have supplied every family with plenty of smaller sticks for the wood stove, as …
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Suzie Q
Somewhere in China. October 2003 I’ll always remember her dark unforgettable eyes. We only met once in a bustling train station, and I never got her name. I don’t recall her speaking since we had a language barrier and a brief visit. This young Chinese woman was in danger, meeting four Americans. Our …
Early Chapters on ‘Where We All Belong’
Where We All Belong Curt Iles I. THE JOURNEY _____________________ CHAPTER 1 CAPTURED “A prisoner of war is someone who was trying to kill you, but then asks you not to kill him.” —Winston Churchill 13 May 1943 Tunisia, North Africa “The first five …
Working Titles on ‘A Louisiana Journey’ Series Book 1: ‘Where We All Belong’
Where We All Belong is the first book in a three-book series, A LOUISIANA JOURNEY. A LOUISIANA JOURNEY will consist of three books: Where We All Belong A German POW, Noah Becker, comes to Louisiana during War World II and finds a new life and new love. The American Woman Louisiana girl Maggie Loewer travels …
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“Back Cover Copy” of our upcoming novel Where We All Belong
Where We All Belong A Novel by Curt Iles BACK COVER COPY Visit www.creekbank.net to read “Early Reader” Chapters ____________________________ Back Cover “Hitler said we’d march across America. He just forgot to tell us we’d be carrying shovels instead of rifles.” During World War Ⅱ, over 200,000 German prisoners of war, primarily members …
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“You cannot make up a story better than the Truth.” Introduction to ‘Where We All Belong’ by Curt Iles
Where We All Belong by Curt Iles Introduction You cannot make up a story better than the truth. Mowata rice farmer Jimmy Loewer shared the following story: In the 1960’s a car drove up to his family farm and a well-dressed middle-aged couple stepped out. The man pointed at the farm’s windmill. …
Upcoming: Where We All Belong
Readers, Many of you are curious about our upcoming novel, Where We All Belong. We are currently putting the finishing touches on this 94,000-word novel. (that translates to about 370 pages.) We are in the most challenging phase of publishing a book: finding an editor/publishing house. I’d appreciate your prayer that God will open …
Rice University’s Connection to Beauregard Parish, La.
NEWS from Rice University. Used by permission. 12/4/1997 12:06:00 AM Updated: 31 August 2023 To our knowledge, the entire Rice Land pine timber farm was lost to the Tiger Island fire. A Growing Tradition: Rice University in Beauregard Parish The Rice Land Lumber Co. is more than a tree farm: its crop rotation provides a …
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The Friendship Land 2023
The Friendship Lane The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway. –Henry Boye This story is about two men who refused to lose their friendship over a difference of opinion. It is a story worth telling and one worth remembering. It’s the story of The Friendship …
The Most Famous Man in Alexandria
The Most Famous Man in Alexandria. It was late on a Tuesday night when there was a knock at our door. I opened the door to see a man about my age, dressed in a loosely-fitting jogging suit and wearing blink on every visible spot of his body. He had slicked-back hair with a coy …
