“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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S2 Episode 23 Praying for Others: Non-Believers
Welcome to season 2 of the Determined to Dance podcast. I pray that you’ll be uplifted, encouraged, and will move forward each and every day. Today’s episode, Praying for Others: Non-Believers, focuses on how to pray for people who don’t have a...
Friday Fiction: Birds of the Air by S.E.M. Ishida
Birds of the Air, by S.E.M. Ishida and illustrated by Wendy Tan, is a beautiful story of how God values even the seemingly insignificant. The pages are filled with neon greens, reds, and yellows, and even the blacks and browns have a vibrant pop. Wendy adds highlights...
S2 Episode 22 Praying for Others: The Local Church
Welcome to season 2 of the Determined to Dance podcast. I pray that you’ll be uplifted, encouraged, and will move forward each and every day. Today’s episode, Praying for Others: The Local Church, focuses on how to pray for the churches around the...
Friday Fiction: The Circle C Series by Susan K. Marlow
If you're looking for a spunky, Christian, horse-riding, skirt-abhorring, lesson-learning heroine, may I present Andrea "Andi" Carter, star of the middle-grade Circle C Adventures and the YA Circle C Milestones by Susan K. Marlow. Andi has grown up on the Circle C...
S2 Episode 21 Praying for Others: Authority in the Church and Ministries
Welcome to season 2 of the Determined to Dance podcast. I pray that you’ll be uplifted, encouraged, and will move forward each and every day. Today’s episode, Praying for Others: Authority in the Church and Ministries, looks at how prayer for church and...
An Oldie But A Goodie – Watchers by Dean Koontz
I struggled to find a book to review this month. I actually started this article six different times about six different books. Each time I quit after a paragraph. My problem is I am in a reading slump. I have several books I want to read, but when the first page...
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