Kristi and Jim Dakin

[Brodie Curtis @BrodieCurtis4]

There’s something about the Mississippi that keeps pulling me back.

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[Brodie Curtis @BrodieCurtis4]

Mark Twain knew what every storyteller who encounters the Mississippi eventually discovers: this is no ordinary river.

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[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

🚨 NO PHONES. BEST LITTLE LEAGUE SEASON IN 63 YEARS.

A Long Island Little League team locked the kids’ phones away five hours before every game.

Result? Their best season in over six decades.

The assistant coach said it simply: when the apps and distractions disappear, the kids actually talk to each other, focus on the game, and get locked in.

The kids love it.

Structure works.

Focus works.

Phones don’t. Maybe the rest of the country should take notes.

[Kristi and Jim Dakin @JKDakin91]

“Special” price good through 8/13/26

[Brodie Curtis @BrodieCurtis4]

While researching the sequel to SHOWBOAT SOUBRETTE, I spent time exploring Memphis; a city where Civil War history, river culture, and the birth of the blues all converge.

SHOWBOAT SOUBRETTE
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[Brodie Curtis @BrodieCurtis4]

Places like Cedar Grove don't just preserve the past, they inspire it. History is never just something we read about. Sometimes, it's a place you can still walk through.

SHOWBOAT SOUBRETTE
Available now on Amazon
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[Brodie Curtis @BrodieCurtis4]

Thank you for this wonderful 5-star Goodreads review of SHOWBOAT SOUBRETTE.

One of my goals in writing the novel was to make the Mississippi River more than just a backdrop; to make it a living, breathing force that shapes every choice, every challenge, and every adventure.