Kurt James, Author at The Creative Exiles

The Tartatus Variant

July 7, 2023July 7, 2023 Kurt James 1272 Views 0 Comments apocalyptic, COVID, dystopian, kurt james, Rapture, The Tartarus Variant

Kurt James’ thrilling dystopian adventure “The Tartarus Variant” is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and a few

Books Historical Fiction

Rocky Mountain Moonshiner

January 31, 2023 Kurt James 1792 Views 2 Comments 1922, Gangsters, kurt james, mafia, Moonshiner, revenge

Rocky Mountain Moonshiner the 6th novel in my “Rocky Mountain Series” is now available in print and digital download on

Uncategorized

Let Go of the Past

January 28, 2023 Kurt James 1128 Views 10 Comments bittersweet memories, forgiving, kurt james, Let Go of the Past, memories, Past is the past

We all do a balancing act between honoring our past – or losing ourselves in it. Some of us

Memoir

Night Sky

November 12, 2022 Kurt James 686 Views 3 Comments childhood wonder, kurt james, moon, night sky, self-reflection, stars

Night Sky Night Sky – Every time I look up at the stars in the night sky, it feels like

Poetry Rhyming Verse

A TAD BLUE

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 Kurt James 875 Views 5 Comments blue, depression, FEELING BLUE, kurt james, profoundly sad, saddness

A Tad Blue So, the king asked me, “Why are you looking so sad? You don’t look sick

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Memories of Yesterday

November 4, 2022November 5, 2022 Kurt James 816 Views 6 Comments flicker ot time, kurt james, marking time, memories, What could have been, yesterday

We must always cherish our memories of yesterday. Hold on to those loving and thoughtful memories, for a new tomorrow

Halloween

Devil’s Tower, the Spirit of Chiha Tanka

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 Kurt James 944 Views 6 Comments Bigfoot, Chiha Tanka, Devils Tower, kurt james, Myths and Legends, Wyoming

Spirit of Chiha Tanka, Lakota Sioux myth of 150 years ago, The legend—warriors believed was an unbeatable deadly foe.

Rhyming Verse

Northern Wind Whispered Your Name to Me

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Kurt James 1575 Views 7 Comments bittersweet memories, kurt james, lost love, memories of love, Miss you, once loved

Northern Wind Whispered Your Name to Me – Each happiness of days gone by, are our memories of tomorrow, and

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Where Have You Gone Tammy Emery?

August 18, 2022August 19, 2022 Kurt James 1160 Views 6 Comments Colorado, country music, Country Swing, dance, kurt james, memories

Where have you gone Tammy Emery? There was this beautiful girl I once knew named Tammy. Our short-lived relationship was

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Winding Roads and Country Tunes

August 13, 2022August 16, 2022 Kurt James 1352 Views 8 Comments country tunes, kurt james, love songs, memories, sad songs, winding roads

Winding roads and country tunes make my mind right. Life is a journey of roads and crossroads. Where do you

Poetry Romantic Poetry

JUST CAN’T SHAKE

March 31, 2022April 1, 2022 Kurt James 1648 Views 8 Comments broken promises, colorado storyeller, Just Can't Shake, kurt james, lost love, memories and feelings

Just Can’t Shake Lot of times it is the hurt that you just can’t shake. Sometimes, you just never

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Phantom Rider

March 23, 2022March 31, 2022 Kurt James 1884 Views 8 Comments Colorado Storyteller, death rides a horse, Devil, kurt james, outlaw, Phantom Rider

Phantom Rider The rain was relentless, one dark and thundery night, Posse had killed my friend, forcing me into flight.

Poetry Rhyming Verse

So Far Away

March 19, 2022March 20, 2022 Kurt James 1556 Views 16 Comments Colorado, Colorado Storyteller, kurt james, Long Distance, Rocky Mountains, So Far Away

So Far Away. Sometimes I need to go to the timberline high to get my head on straight. Get my

Books Humor

CORNY COWBOY JOKES, PONDERS, and OTHER BS: BATHROOM READER EDITION

November 18, 2021November 26, 2021 Kurt James 1447 Views 6 Comments Colorado Storyteller, Corny, Cowboy Jokes, kurt james, Pondering, Western Humor

CORNY COWBOY JOKES, PONDERS, and OTHER BS: BATHROOM READER EDITION – From the lighter sider of the Kurt James reader

Books Fiction

When the Song Vanishes

November 6, 2021November 27, 2021 Kurt James 1224 Views 8 Comments Colorado, Kansas, kurt james, murder mystery, Rocky Mountain, thriller

When the Song Vanishes – When her latest original song went number one in 1977 on the country charts Laney

Books Short Story

PATTON – BOUNTY HUNTER Short Story Collection #1

October 8, 2021October 29, 2021 Kurt James 1688 Views 6 Comments bounty hunter, dead or alive, gunfighter, kurt james, outlaw, western

This is Kurt James the Colorado Storyteller’s short story collection of “Patton – Bounty Hunter” first 7 adventures. A mountain

Books Folklore Travelogue

WYOMING GHOST TOWNS, HAUNTINGS, TREASURE TALES, AND OTHER BS

September 28, 2021 Kurt James 2440 Views 2 Comments ghost towns, hauntings, kurt james, old west, Treasure Tales, Wyoming

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Wyoming is the—wind! The wind, day in and day

Poetry Romantic Poetry

Cowboy and his Rose

September 28, 2021October 1, 2021 Kurt James 1686 Views 9 Comments Colorado Storyteller, Cowboy, forever love, kurt james, looking for love, Rose

Cowboy and his Rose So many trails, the Cowboy had lost his way, Thunder rolled as this day was fading

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Just a Man Who’s Searching

September 1, 2020October 6, 2020 Kurt James 2065 Views 2 Comments amen, Colorado Storyteller, kurt james, preacher, searching, spirtiual

Do you search within yourself for all that is good? Do you want to be that person at the

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Callin’ Her Name

August 25, 2020October 6, 2020 Kurt James 1444 Views 6 Comments broken love, callin' her name, Colorado Storyteller, dreams, kurt james, memories

Dreams and memories, are they the same thing? If not, how are they different? Do you dream of things that

Books Folklore

COLORADO GHOST TOWNS, HAUNTINGS, TREASURE TALES, and other BS

August 24, 2020October 6, 2020 Kurt James 2587 Views 4 Comments Colorado, Colorado Storyteller, hauntings, kurt james, Rocky Mountains, Treasure Tales

When I stand on the eastern plains of Colorado and look west towards the Rocky Mountains, I see something

Books Folklore

Old West Lingo, Wisdom, and other BS

June 8, 2020June 9, 2020 Kurt James 2165 Views 6 Comments Colorado Storyteller, cowboy wisdom, kurt james, lingo, old west, wisdom

Old West Lingo, Wisdom, and other BS Growing up, I loved to hear my grandpa Dale (Pappy) Patton and other

Poetry Rhyming Verse

One More Chance

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Kurt James 1885 Views 6 Comments Colorado Storyteller, dance the dance, heaven and earth, kurt james, Oh Lord, One More Chance

Sometimes we just need to slow down and look within ourselves and believe in all things in heaven and earth.

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