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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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 image for our Kickstarter Campaign. …
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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 it super easy to order …
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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. This pair of boots are …
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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 left an enduring lesson that …
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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 the spiritual message (Maybe: be …
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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 life-changing trip to post-tsunami Indonesia …
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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 one mile gravel road. Daddy …
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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 with you.” She handed the …
Read More »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 chapters or purchase at Amazon. …
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Creekbank Stories Curt Iles, Storyteller