HopeWords Literary Journal

The HopeWords Literary Journal exists for writers, artists, and readers who long for hope and heaven and who look for timeless stories from diverse voices that all point back to the good, true, and beautiful. The HopeWords Literary Journal is not clickbait, it's not artificial, it's not breaking news. It's a community of writers, painters, preachers, thinkers, musicians, photographers, cartoonists, and storytellers who invite colorful conversations that are rooted in humble hospitality. So, pull up a chair, pour yourself some coffee, and meet us here for conversations on purpose, place, theology, hope, friends, literature, music, and stories of all sorts with your fellow lovers of words and God. 

Featured Post

Bluefield Light of the World

I have never heard Bluefield referred to as the Light of the World but I cannot imagine a city that has a greater claim to this name. Over the last century, Bluefield and the surrounding areas have mined some of the best burning coal in existence and shipped it nationally and internationally. We were the…

Read More»

CATEGORIES:‍ ‍Essays‍Poetry & Music‍ ‍Short Fiction‍Other‍ALL

Paradise
Poetry & Music Hector Betance Poetry & Music Hector Betance

Paradise

Below our borrowed house the avocado groves

Fold their precious fruit beneath leaf sheen

Like children hiding toys in their coats.

On chain-link fence around…

Read More
Bluefield Light of the World
Essays Hector Betance Essays Hector Betance

Bluefield Light of the World

I have never heard Bluefield referred to as the Light of the World but I cannot imagine a city that has a greater claim to this name. Over the last century, Bluefield and the surrounding areas have mined some of the best burning coal in existence and shipped it nationally…

Read More

Share your unique talents with us, and let’s inspire our community together!