Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen—Jeremy Wagner, my co-author and friend, Steve Wands and the team from @deadskypub, Kym Foglia-Wagner, Amy Cordell, my daughters and stepchildren, my wife, Jennifer Duffy, and everyone who has been there every step of the way.

Farmer Lee Jones and I will be in conversation at the Cuyahoga Public Library in Parma, OH on 8/27 talking all things #FireproofMemoir. Get your ticket at the link in my bio. Hope to see you there!

If you weren’t able to grab a copy of Fireproof, you can order your own at curtisduffy.com/book or at the link in my bio. On sale 8/5 from @deadskypub.

#FireproofMemoir #librariansofinstagram

Being able to cook them an epic meal would be a small way to say thank you to them for raising me, because it made me who I am.

My memoir written with @jeremyxwagner Fireproof, is on sale 8/5 from @deadskypublishing. Preorder your copy at the link in my bio. #FireproofMemoir

Because of the way I was brought up, wanting to overcome the challenges that came with being their son—wanting to make a good life, period—my parents gave me the fire in my belly to aspire.

We don’t try to overcomplicate it. Then it's about getting the ingredients in hand. Usually, once they're in hand, they'll start taking a different shape, sometimes a lot different than what's sketched out on paper.

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