It’s time. We are officially taking pre-orders on our latest novel, As the Crow Flies. You can easily order by clicking on the cover image as well as here. Shipping will begin the first week of September. Be sure to let me know how to autograph your book.
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Your Chance to Help Select the Cover of As the Crow Flies
From the very start our upcoming novel, As The Crow Flies, has been a team project. So many of you have given timely information and feedback. Thank you. For context, visit our As the Crow Flies Page to read synopsis, back cover copy, and sample chapters. Today we’re asking you to help select the promo …
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Christmas Jelly makes great stocking stuffers!
It’s Christmas and time for a full helping of Christmas Jelly, our popular holiday short story collection. From now until Christmas, you can order copies for $10.00 each. In addition, we’re giving additional discounts for bulk stocking stuffers. (5 copies for $40 and 10 copies for $80). Shipping is $5.00 per order. We’re making …
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My Grandpas’ Boots: Upcoming Children’s Picture Book
A word from Curt This story is taken from a chapter in As the Crow Flies and adapted for an illustrated children’s book. Curt Iles/MY GRANDPAS’ BOOTS Copyright 2017 by Creekbank Stories and Curt Iles 1 My name is Abe, and this is the story of my scuffed boots. …
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Two Enduring Lessons.
One taught me how to live . . . The other taught me how to die. They’ve both been gone for nearly half a century. I was seven and ten, respectively when my paternal great grandparents died. We called them Pa and Doten, and they were center of our family’s solar system. They each …
Branded! Laugh and Enjoy
1. Stay Cuious. 2. Be Amazed. 3. Share Stories. That’s basically what I do. It’s who I am. I have a curious soul and a love of stories. It often gets me in trouble but always results in memorable stories. The story below is one of my favorite funny stories. Not quite sure of …
Hearts across the Water: Three Cities
A word from Curt Over the next month, we’re sharing stories from our 2005 book, Hearts across the Water. This is my fourth short story collection and is set during the two twin hurricanes that struck Louisiana that year. Although the majority of the book deals with the hurricanes, the first part recounts my …
Footin’
A word from Curt Africans call it “Footing.” It’s a verb. As in “I’m footing today.” I’ve discovered that to really know Africa, one must “go footing.” Or as we’d say back home in the land of the pines and missing g’s, Footin. I grew up at the dead end of a …
The Things that Matter
Question: what’s the most precious material possession you’ve lost? Reply here or in form at end of post. . . . it was a reminder that the things in life that matter aren’t things. I stared at the Ethiopian security worker as she removed my knife out of its case. “You cannot take that …
“Lagniappe” Ch. 39 from Trampled Grass
A word from Curt Today’s word is lagniappe. You’ll learn more about this neat word in today’s post. Enjoy! We’re posting chapters from our new ebook, Trampled Grass, daily. Tomorrow is the last chapter. We believe you’ll enjoy today’s story, “Lagniappe.”* You can download a copy at : Read sample …
“Storm Fatigue” Ch. 33 from ‘Trampled Grass’
We are humbled and honored that nearly 1000 readers like you are daily visiting our blog. If you enjoy what you read, please use one of the social media buttons (above) to spread the word. Thank you, Curt Iles Creekbank Stories: Stories Worth Telling A word from Curt Fatigue. It means exhaustion. …
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“Long May It Run” Ch 16 from Trampled Grass
A word from Curt Footing. It’s one of my favorite African verbs. “I’m footing it.” It means you’re walking, usually out of necessity. It’s the mode of travel for most Africans. On foot. The following story shares how generous giving allows us to get our vehicles to the difficult …
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“All Together!” Trampled Grass Chapter 7
When you cry, I taste the salt in your tears. It’s a statement of empathy
Independence!
A word from Curt Independence. Such a sweet word. We Americans cherish it. Still celebrate it as a fire-cracking holiday each July. The Independence story in South Sudan is bittersweet. The following story shares why. We spend about half of our time on The Journey. Our Journey takes us into northern Uganda, South Sudan, …
