“I travel the way of truth, even if I’m the only one. I travel the path of light, even if I’m the only one. I travel the path of hope, even if I’m the only one. One giving truth and hope and light to those who think there is no truth and hope and light left to hang onto.”
-James L. Rubart
Southern Fiction Author
Jennifer Hallmark
Jennifer Hallmark writes Southern fiction with a twist. Her website and newsletter focus on her books, love of the South, and favorite fiction. She creates stories with unforgettable characters—her stories are a little eerie and otherworldly but with a positive turn.
Jessie’s Hope, her first novel, was a Selah Award nominee for First Novel. Her latest novel, Smoking Flax, will be released on January 16th, 2024.
When she isn’t babysitting, gardening, or exploring the beautiful state of Alabama, you can find her at her desk penning fiction or studying the craft of writing. She also loves reading and streaming fantasy, supernatural stories, and detective fiction from the Golden Age or her favorite subject—time travel.
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Friday Fiction:
Books From Off the Beaten Track
Friday Fiction: Regency and Regicide by J. J. Fischer
Every writer dreams of visiting her story. But what do you do when the hero is more like a villain, the villain is more like a hero, and your side characters come to life with stories of their own? Oh, and you don’t know the world, and the person you have a crush on...
A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
I do not know when I started liking thriller/horror/mystery stories. I do believe that children’s books from my childhood were a bit more intense than they are today. How many of you grew up with Katherine Tucker Windham’s Thirteen Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey? Or...
Friday Fiction: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
"I have ever been prone to seek adventure and to investigate and experiment where wiser men would have left well enough alone." Though A Princess of Mars isn’t ERB’s most successful work, it is still one of the many great pulp sci-fi stories in history. ERB has...
Friday Fiction: Top Ten Movies I Want to Watch
Hello, Friday Fiction Friends! Movies. Love 'em or hate 'em, there are plenty out there in this day of streaming to fill every second of our time. But what to watch? During the next few months, I want to commit to watching ten movies based on books (because this is...
Friday Fiction: The Night Before Dog-mas by Claudine Gandolfi
K.A. Ramstad shares another great read you and your whole family can enjoy during the holidays. You can find K.A.'s website here. The Night Before Dog-mas is a tiny-sized book that fits perfectly in your pocket. This story, written by Claudine Gandolfi and illustrated...
Friday Fiction: Top 10 Books in My TBR Pile
Hello, Friday Fiction Friends! Today, I want to talk about books. Well, duh. We always discuss books on Friday. I understand. But these are books I haven't read. Winter is drawing close and I have 10 books that I want to read before spring arrives. My list is very...
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