Author Archives: Darrell Curtis

Dinner, Mystery, and Memories: Our Night with the Impromptu Players

Our little corner of Louisiana doesn’t always get much theater, so when a community troupe puts on a show, it feels like an event. The Impromptu Players in DeRidder, now in their 43rd season, staged the interactive mystery Sherlock Holmes and the Bully of Baker Street. Last night, it was a full evening — dinner, fellowship,ContinueContinue reading “Dinner, Mystery, and Memories: Our Night with the Impromptu Players”

An Ordinary Love, Lifted into Song

Back in the 1980s, chasing U2’s spark led me to Clannad, whose music wove Ireland’s ancient roots into something fresh. Their duet with Bono, “In a Lifetime,” caught me in a spell, Moya Brennan’s voice like a breeze carrying secrets from another world. Without knowing a word of Irish Gaelic, I was enchanted, drawn intoContinueContinue reading “An Ordinary Love, Lifted into Song”

Remembering Apollo 11: Tranquility Base to Wonder

Editor’s note: This reflection comes a little late, but Apollo 11’s wonder is timeless. Fifty-six years ago last month, three men set out to do what humanity had only dreamed of. They flew a quarter of a million miles into the dark, landed on the Moon, and came safely home. In those eight days, theyContinueContinue reading “Remembering Apollo 11: Tranquility Base to Wonder”

Road Notes: Kisatchie Bayou, Where Slow Waters Sleep

Before we dig into this week’s post, I want to introduce something new—a little series where we take our time, hit the backroads, and share whatever we find along the way… After careers took us years away from family and friends, my wife and I have been blessed to happily settle in our small homeContinueContinue reading “Road Notes: Kisatchie Bayou, Where Slow Waters Sleep”