“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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Small Acts of Kindness: Hospice and Hospital Care
By Jennifer Hallmark We needed help. My stepdad was struggling and Hospice provided a way to care for him at home and even in the hospital. This service began around November 1st and stayed close until his passing on January 20th. Hospice care is a type of care and...
Flower Sack Dresses from the Flour Mills (The Kindness Blog)
One of my favorite blogs, The Kindness Blog, ran this historical small act of kindness that eventually affected millions of people. Enjoy! In times gone by, amidst widespread poverty, the flour mills realized that some women were using sacks to make clothes for their...
Stuck in the Snow
By Ellen Andersen It’s been cold here in South Carolina and has been snowing off and on for the past couple weeks. Down here in the South, that’s not something we’re used to. I’m from Southern California and it’s rare there too, so I hunker down even when there's...
A Stranger’s Prayer
By Jennifer Slattery Sometimes prayers grip my heart and won’t let go. This was one of those times, but I never expected God’s answer to come the way it did. We’d recently moved to Nebraska from Missouri, and I wasn’t happy about it. We’d left a loving church, a great...
The Kindness of Strangers
By Sandra Ardoin Right after I graduated high school, I drove to Indiana for the graduation of the classmates I’d grown up with until my junior year when we moved to Texas. After a few days of seeing old friends, my best friend accompanied me home for more play time...
One Father’s Act of Anonymous Kindness
Here's another great post I first read on The Kindness Blog. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did... One Father's Act of Anonymous Kindness My dad took my brother, sister and I out for lunch at a local diner/ice cream shop. About three tables away was a very bedraggled...
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