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Jodie Cain Smith

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Jodie Cain Smith is the author of two Southern Gothic novels, The Woods at Barlow Bend (1st edition Deer Hawk Publications, Nov 2014; 2nd edition Kat Biggie Press, July 2021) and Bayou Cresting: The Wanting Women of Huet Pointe. More than any other character, Jodie enjoys creating ambitious women who often fly across the line to dangerous women.

When she is not creating southern fiction, Jodie can be found in the worlds of superheroes, Lego, and Mario Kart with her little boy and husband. Her Mario Kart driving needs work.

Jodie Cain Smith's short stories, feature articles, and columns have appeared in The Petigru Review, Chicken Soup for the Military Spouse's Soul, The Savannah Morning News, and the Fort Hood Sentinel.

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	Splintered Reeds (Brackish Waters, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 206 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Redesign Work Vol1: A Beginner's Guide to Autonomy by Jodie Cain Smith (Goodreads Author), Kasie Whitener (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“If you don't like your station in life, change it!”
― Jodie Cain Smith

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“I wanted to yell to Mrs. Williams that Momma didn’t need the prayers of a sad, lonely, old woman, and that no matter how much preaching she did from her front porch, her flock would always be just a bunch of pathetic gossips. I wanted to, but I didn’t. I”
― Jodie Cain Smith, The Woods at Barlow Bend

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