2019: A Year of Challenge and Deadlines

15 Jun 201915 Jun 2019

H.L Rudd is back after a self-care hiatus. I know y'all understand, because y'all are the best. Expect a new post on the 15th of each month.  They say major…

Flash Fiction: Roots

7 May 201930 Apr 2019

Has anyone ever told you that you can't do something? How about that you can never leave? Imagine being trapped. Imagine those you love and care about whispering wicked words…

Preview – The Touch of Death

16 Mar 201916 Mar 2019

Hey folks! Don't worry, my readalong of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" will return, but for now, please enjoy this preview of my new essay in the…

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Part 2: The Payoff

10 Oct 201820 Oct 2018

Welcome back to Let’s Read: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.  If you’re still with me, that’s awesome. Glad to have you back! If you’re new, you can…

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Pt. 1: Sweet and Slow

12 Sep 201819 Sep 2018

Welcome to the first part of my Let’s Read of an iconic work of southern literature: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John Berendt. Pitched sometimes as…

Let’s Read: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

15 Aug 201819 Sep 2018

So here I am, reviewing southern gothic novels on the internet, and I’ve never even read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. Now, one thing…

Talking to the Moon

11 Jul 201819 Sep 2018

Hello, friends. I'm on vacation this week, but I still have a piece I'd like to share with you. No, it's not another southern gothic book review or essay about…

Southern Gothic: Wicker’s Bog Review

13 Jun 201819 Sep 2018

I discovered Wicker’s Bog by Mike Duran with a bit of digging on Amazon. I needed to find a new book to review, and I was short on time to read it,…

Essay: Alabama Ex-Pat

9 May 201819 Sep 2018

My name is Hannah, and I was born in a tiny unincorporated township in northeastern Alabama. I’m beginning a series of essays on my experiences. This is an excerpt from…

Essay: The Haunted South

11 Apr 201819 Sep 2018

As a child, I would sometimes sit in front of my mother’s bookcase and look at her collection of hardcover Anne Rice novels. I was too young to read them…