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. 

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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…

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Strange Tales
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Strange Tales

Hi, friend! This is Episode 1, Act 1 of Strange Tales*, a podcast/audio drama that I’ve been working on this year. The show focuses on a student journalist who begins investigating when strange things start happening at her school. It’s a little bit Veronica Mars and a little bit X-Files, if you’re a fan of either of those shows…

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