A Broken Cup

It’s here! A Broken Cup is now on Amazon   A Broken Cup: Notes from a Fellow Struggler Is Now Available on Amazon! It’s available in paperback, large print, hardcover, and Kindle ebook formats. You know someone who needs this book, and it may be you. Read Sample Chapters on The Broken Cup Amazon Page.   That’s why I wrote …

  You know someone who needs this book, and it may be you.   That’s why I wrote A Broken Cup. For fellow strugglers like me. It’s a book about my struggles on The Journey. It’s a book of stories dealing honestly with depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. A Broken Cup: Notes from a Fellow Struggler is a …

    Notes from the Creek September 2025   Notes on keeping a journal   One of the most beneficial lifetime habits is keeping a journal. There’s no wrong way to do it. Just write your story in your own way. From “Struck by Lightning”  in the upcoming Curt Iles book, A Broken Cup: Notes From a Fellow Struggler.   …

I’m making notes to remind myself of some truths NOTES TO MYSELF On Sleep “Fatigue makes a coward of us all.” “Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is take a nap.” I’ve found that one of the keys to my mental health is getting enough sleep and rest. In our modern age of electricity (our ancestors went to …

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. An earlier conversation ended with a resounding “No.” Then a later conversation with a resounding yes.   My special friend Karan Robinson …