Our Books

“The Falcon” is from our third short story collection, Wind in the Pines, published in 2004. It’s still in print on Amazon. The Falcon My Daddy had a wonderful sense of humor. You had to know him well to be exposed to how he loved making fun of everything. He could really surprise you at times. We had an old …

  Stories from the Creekbank The Old House Wind in the Pines Hearts Across the Water Deep Roots The Mockingbird’s Midnight Song Christmas Jelly The Wayfaring Stranger A Good Place As the Crow Flies A Spent Bullet Trampled Grass Uncle Sam: A Horse’s Tale Where I Come From “Medic!” The Three Trees One Night in Winterset Also by Curt Iles …

            ”The Old House at Night”  1963  tempera on cardboard by my uncle, Bill Iles. The Old House in Dry Creek. First constructed by my great-great grandparents circa 1892, this family home is my favorite spot in the world, the source of many of my stories, and my best writing muse. Below is the opening …

    Uncle Sam: A Horse’s Tale Rides Again! Order your copies of Uncle Sam at Amazon. Read the entire book at https://www.creekbank.net/uncle-sam-2/   The experts say, “Don’t leak your book or give access to readers. They’ll read it for free and will skip buying it.” What do they know? Let’s prove the experts wrong. I’m putting all 38 pages …

      “Children are enjoying the book nearly as much as the adults.” The recent release of our new children’s book, Uncle Sam: A Horse’s Tale,  has been a great experience.  This early reader tells the story of Sam, a US Cavalry horse who journeys to Louisiana in 1941.  Sam and several of his friends are set free and …

Lesson Guides for Grades 3-4-5 Uncle Sam: A Horse’s Tale by Curt Iles Uncle Sam is available as an Amazon paperback, Kindle e-book, and Audible audiobook. To learn more about the story behind Uncle Sam, visit xxxxx Thanks to Patty Taylor for designing these study units for Grades 3, 4, and 5. Uncle Sam is the story of a grizzled …

Scroll down for links on website template survey Please peruse the  back cover of my upcoming childrens’ book, Uncle Sam. Uncle Sam, a cavalry horse, travels to Louisiana in the months before America enters  World War II. Sam and his best friend, Sergeant Ed, are thrust into the middle of the Louisiana Army Maneuvers.   This series of mock battles pits …

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 …

A Note from Curt: As long as I’m alive, I will tell the story of Sgt. Leroy Johnson.     It’s a story worth telling, worth passing on.  We need to be reminded that freedom is never free. It’s important to remember stories of heroes who paid with their lives for our American freedom. There is no better example of …

This blog post from 2018 follows the development of our earliest drafts of The Three Trees.   Its original name was The Pineywoods Manifesto.   A word from Curt We continue with chapters from our upcoming summer book, The Pineywoods Manifesto. It’s written for my grandson about the values and priorities of the unique culture of western Louisiana. Our plan …

Readers are loving our latest short story collection,Where I Come From.   Reader feedback continues with, “Curt, this is your best book yet.” See for yourself! I want to invite you to visit our Where I Come From Amazon Page today.     You can read six sample chapters on the Amazon page.  Reader beware:  Few readers who read Chapters …

“I worship when I write, and I write when I worship.” This wonderful quote shares what I’ve come to realize: that writing and creating are ways of worshipping God. He is the source of my life, joy, and any writing skills I’ve been given. I want to be a good steward of those gifts in 2025 and beyond.   Merry …

  Scroll to the next post for Creekbank Book Information, or click here. Author’s note: I originally cut “A Broken Cup” from the book. I wasn’t sure I was ready to be this transparent.   When we needed one more chapter to match the book’s spine width with the page count. I felt this was God’s direction to include it …

This is the landing page for our upcoming short story collection, Where I Come From. We’ll be updating information on the book here. “Leave this world better” from Where I Come From.   Front Cover Image   This is the image for the front cover of: Where I Come From: Stories from the Pineywoods CURT ILES ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Where I Come …