“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: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Happy holidays to all our Friday fiction fans! I hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving with food, family, friends, and fun. But we're moving on toward Christmas and I thought I'd share my favorite all-time speculative Christmas book: A Christmas Carol. I’ve always...
Friday Fiction: Ender’s Game
I don’t usually like science fiction. I didn’t like Ender’s Game the first time I started it. The premise seemed a little too Out There: a forbidden third child was taken from his family at the age of six in order to be trained to command the world’s fleet of...
Friday Fiction: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
Do you really need another adaptation of Sherlock Holmes? Yes, you do and it’s the Enola Holmes series by Nancy Springer! I bought The Case of the Missing Marquess, the first in the series for my daughter, but gave it a read for myself since I absolutely loved the...
My First Season on the Determined to Dance Podcast
Hello, friends! I’ve really enjoyed sharing an encouraging thought along with a story and prayer each week during season 1 of the Determined to Dance Podcast. We have undergone some of the most stretching times in history and we've needed to be determined to fulfill...
Friday Fiction: A Very Corgi Christmas
A Very Corgi Christmas, written by Sam Hay and illustrated by Loretta Schauer, is an adorable fictional story of one of the Queen's corgis. Kids in grades Preschool through 2nd would love this story. The main character is Belle, the littlest corgi of her family. She...
Soul Care When You’re Grieving by Edie Melson
Hello, everyone! Edie Melson is a special writer/friend of mine, and I'm excited to share with you an interview about her newest book, Soul Care When You're Grieving. Grief is difficult. We all experience it—and we experience it differently. There is no right or wrong...
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