About Us

Trudy and her husband Billy Hale, an Emmy Award winning film and television director, traveled and lived on location, shooting in France, England, Spain, and Thailand. While raising their two children, Trudy worked as a script analyst and began writing short stories. She received her MFA from Antioch University and taught writing at Pierce College, Los Angeles. Browsing the internet, the couple discovered an antebellum farmhouse on the James River. They moved to Virginia and renovated the historic home. Trudy opened The Porches in July, 2006. She is currently Fiction Editor of Streetlight, a Journal of Art and Literature, and is working on a novel.