“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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Children and Small Acts of Kindness
By Jennifer Hallmark Children can be some of the greatest givers of love and kindness. It never ceases to amaze me how little ones can pick out someone hurting and encourage them with a simple word, smile, or act. I remember when my son was little, maybe 5 or 6...
Small Acts of Kindness: Shout out to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Department
By Bonita Y. McCoy My friend was nervous. She had never shot a gun before. As we entered the classroom, one of the instructors sat at a table to inspect our guns to make sure none of them were loaded. I'd brought my gun unloaded, but the magazine I carried still had...
Housewarming Surprise
I’d just bought a new home and while it had a nice floor plan, it needed some TLC in the front. Overgrown bushes hid the house from the street and obscured the view from the kitchen window. Dad and some friends spent quite a bit of time getting rid of some of the...
Kindness From a Small Hand
By Tori Bailey At some point in time, we’ve all experienced moments when the total on the register doesn’t equal the amount of money in our wallets. There’s the forgotten purchase where the twenty-dollar bill was used and you only have eighteen dollars and some...
Friends in the Rain
By Angela D. Meyer It was really simple what these three friends did for me during the roughest time during my marriage. Yet it meant the world. A few years ago, God allowed me to uncover my husband’s sexual addiction. Long story short, he was willing to change, we...
Unexpected Sources of Calm
By Ellen Andersen I was on my way to a meeting shortly before 2:00 p.m. and was getting on the freeway at a very short on-ramp. When I merged with traffic, I heard a crunch. I'd hit someone in a smart car. She lost control of her car and I did too. I found myself...
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