Curt Iles, Storyteller
“The first rule of consumerism is never buy anything you can’t make your children carry.” -Bill Bryson
“No opera plot can be sensible for in sensible situations people do not sing.” -Poet W.H. Auden
This is My Father’s World
This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears all nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres.
This is my Father’s world: I rest me in the thought of rocks and trees, of skies and seas; his hand the wonders wrought.
A hot, but wonderful, July day in Louisiana That’s going to my writing theme until July 15. Duty from two divergent men:
A Few Thoughts July 2026 “If it’s with doing, it’s worth doing right—especially if it’s for God.” “Not all who wander are lost.” Ellen Iles on the Wild Azalea Trail. Kisatchie National Forest near Valentine Lake.
Gratitude, “Lord you’ve given me so much. I ask for one more thing: a heart of gratitude.” I try to think of it daily.
My grandfather Lloyd Iles with his hog dogs. Dry Creek, Louisiana about 1967. I come from good, rooted rural people. One of my life goals is to never forget where I come from. That’s the theme of my short story collection, Where I Come From.” There’s always more at The Creek. Visit our blog at www.creekbank.net. You can glean through over 17 years of blog posts.
