“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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The Tough Questions
By Dora Hiers We never thought we’d be empty nesters when our youngest son was just sixteen. He’d always been independent and mature, but sixteen? Born and raised in Florida, he’d been surrounded by a tight network of friends that he’d known his whole life. He’d have...
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Sometimes Angels Wear Aprons
By Betty Thomason Owens I was a young mother with three sons, ages five, three, and eleven months. We lived in a small community near Ft. Knox, Kentucky. This was our experiment in country living. The lots were large, around two acres, so the houses were not close. My...
This is What a Banking Firm, Decimated on Sept. 11, Did for the Children of Employees That Died
May we never forget September 11th, 2001...
A God Moment
By Cherie Burbach About 15 or 20 years ago, I went through some bad stuff. When I came out of it, I thought that I had shame written across my face, that everyone who saw me could see what a loser I was. I felt worthless. I took a hit emotionally and decided to make...
The Kindness of our Florence Nightingales
By Karen Jurgens Have you ever been sick in the hospital? My own experience brought me understanding about how kind and wonderful the nursing staff can be. Back in the early nineties, I landed in Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas, for a period of two weeks, fighting...
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