Kurt James, Author at The Creative Exiles

I Forgive You Dad

January 26, 2017May 23, 2020 Kurt James 3445 Views 10 Comments dad, drinking, father, forgiveness, love, son

I forgive you Dad – A little history, a lot of misery. My Dad was an intelligent, hard working man

Grave Forgotten

January 24, 2017October 2, 2017 Kurt James 4774 Views 7 Comments cemetery, Colorado, death, ghosts, graves forgotten, John Muir, Rocky Mountains

Graves Forgotten – Born and raised in the state of Colorado, I have spent considerable time wandering in the mountains

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Message In A Bottle

January 21, 2017October 2, 2017 Kurt James 3739 Views 8 Comments looking for love, lost love, message in a bottle, romance

Message in a bottle – When a person is young love comes easy because you have never had your heart

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Old Houses – Where Have All The People Gone?

January 20, 2017June 14, 2020 Kurt James 2353 Views 8 Comments abandoned, Colorado, decay and death, dust in the wind, lonely, Old Houses

Old Houses – I love abandon old houses and their stories that they tell. Growing up in Colorado and

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White Rock Road

January 16, 2017October 2, 2017 Kurt James 3147 Views 16 Comments

White Rock Road and I Still Believe In Magic. I was born in 1960 in Denver, Colorado. The story of

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Chasing Eternal Love

December 23, 2016October 2, 2017 Kurt James 2656 Views 6 Comments Eternal love, fading memories, lost love, relationships, you are the one

Eternal Love – When we are young, life and time seem so endless. We fall in love, we fall

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Death’s Door, A Poem Of One Mans Journey

December 17, 2016October 2, 2017 Kurt James 3697 Views 8 Comments believe, Christian, death, Death's Door, God, Testimony

Death’s Door – This poem and article is not about what you should believe, it is about what I believe.

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Forgiveness, A Gift I Gave Myself – Learning How To Forgive

December 10, 2016October 2, 2017 Kurt James 2184 Views 12 Comments Abusive, alcoholism, Forgive, forgiveness

I forgive you not because it excuses your behavior. I forgive you because – I decided not to let it

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Alfred Packer, Colorado Cannibal

December 9, 2016June 21, 2018 Kurt James 3766 Views 14 Comments Alfred Packer, Colorado, Colorado Cannibal, lost, San Juan Mountains, survival

Then There Was Only One – Growing up in Denver, Colorado at the foot of the Rocky Mountains during the

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Colorado Ghost – Annabelle Stark Also Known As Dirty Annie

December 6, 2016October 2, 2017 Kurt James 11337 Views 7 Comments Annabelle Stark, Colorado, Colorado. Ghost Town, Dirty Annie, Rocky Mountains, Saint Elmo, Tin Cup Pass

This poem is an ode to Annabelle Stark also known as “Dirty Annie” of Saint Elmo, Colorado – Part of

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Windows Of The Past

December 3, 2016October 2, 2017 Kurt James 2202 Views 10 Comments Black and White, Forgotten, memories, Old Photos, Photography, Sepia

Windows of the past – Since my early attempts of photography using the original Polaroid Instamatic camera I have been

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Seems Like Yesterday

November 28, 2016October 2, 2017 Kurt James 2899 Views 12 Comments fading memories, lost love, Past Love, saying goodbye, Seems Like Yesterday

Seems like yesterday – Good or bad, we all have memories as we travel this road we call life. Sometimes

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Life’s Disappointments

November 24, 2016October 2, 2017 Kurt James 2218 Views 7 Comments Disappointment, dreams, Life's Disappointments, Never give up, Starting Over

It is simple math, the older we get, the more life’s disappointments we will have; It is the ultimate truth

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Friends, When You Know You Got A Good One

November 13, 2016October 2, 2017 Kurt James 1859 Views 3 Comments Best Friends, Cowboy, Cowboy Poetry, friends, friendship, South Dakota

Friends “Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if

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Every Little Boy Needs A Hero

November 12, 2016July 12, 2018 Kurt James 2685 Views 6 Comments Alamota, Dighton, Hero, Kansas, Male Influence, Role Model, Uncle

Every Little Boy Needs a Hero … Young people need models, not critics. -John Wooden “As you get older it

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Iris Petal, A Story And Poem Of Young Love

November 11, 2016June 21, 2018 Kurt James 2920 Views 10 Comments Iris, Iris Petal, long ago, love, Purple Iris, Young Love

This poem and story is about memories of an “Iris Petal” and of being young. When you first learn to

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Mountain Man

November 11, 2016March 6, 2018 Kurt James 13620 Views 15 Comments Colorado, hunting, Mountain Man, Rocky Mountains, trapping, When men were men, winter

Mountain Man I was a man born out of time and a century or two too late, I should have

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