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Welcome to TheRudeWayz \u2014 a creative home built on five simple truths: it’s never too late to create, life is better with less stress and more sunsets, real honest positivity beats the fake kind, and if it’s born from goodness and made with heart, it belongs here.<\/p>\n

You’ll find photography, poetry, piano, stories, and community art here \u2014 no corporate speak, no pretense, just real work made by real hands.<\/p>\n

Pull up a chair, pour some sweet tea, and stay a while. A little whimsical. A little weird. Deeply serious when it matters. Always loving.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=”Start Reading” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”https:\/\/therudewayz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/piano-kite-hero.jpg” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Service Section” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”110px||110px|” global_colors_info=”{}” collapsed=”on”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Quote” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Quote” _builder_version=”4.27.8″ text_text_color=”#747d88″ text_font_size=”24px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”flip” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_flip=”20%” global_colors_info=”{}”]Three stories, one heart behind them. Whether you’re seven or seventy, pull up a chair \u2014 there’s something here for you.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ make_equal=”on” admin_label=”Services” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”25px||25px|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Meet Sal & Sugar” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”k||divi||400″ icon_color=”#016994″ image_icon_width=”60px” font_icon_tablet=”k||divi||400″ font_icon_phone=”k||divi||400″ font_icon_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ header_font=”Montserrat|on|||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_font_size=”22px” header_line_height=”1.4em” body_font=”Montserrat||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”zoom” link_option_url=”\/about” border_width_all=”0px” border_color_all=”#dddddd” border_style_all=”solid” use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#dddddd” icon_font_size=”60px” global_colors_info=”{}” font_icon__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” font_icon__hover=”k||divi||400″]Two seagulls. One unexpected friendship. A story about kindness, courage, and why two are better than one\u2014even when you’re from opposite sides of the marina. Perfect for kids 7 and up\u2014and the grown-ups who love them. Set in the heart of Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach.[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”The Trespass” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#016994″ image_icon_width=”60px” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ header_font=”Montserrat|on|||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_font_size=”22px” header_line_height=”1.4em” body_font=”Montserrat||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”zoom” animation_delay=”100ms” link_option_url=”\/about” border_width_all=”0px” border_color_all=”#dddddd” border_style_all=”solid” use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#dddddd” icon_font_size=”60px” global_colors_info=”{}”]

A Southern literary thriller \u2014 co-written, ~34,500 words of buried secrets, family ties, and the truth that always finds its way to the surface.<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”HUNNY” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#016994″ image_icon_width=”60px” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ header_font=”Montserrat|on|||” header_text_color=”#353740″ header_font_size=”22px” header_line_height=”1.4em” body_font=”Montserrat||||” body_text_color=”#747d88″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”zoom” animation_delay=”200ms” link_option_url=”\/about” border_width_all=”0px” border_color_all=”#dddddd” border_style_all=”solid” use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#dddddd” icon_font_size=”60px” global_colors_info=”{}”]

A memoir tribute to my parents’ 54-year marriage \u2014 a love story about staying, forgiving, and choosing each other, year after year.<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Latest Work Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#f7f7f7″ custom_padding=”110px||110px|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Service Section Title” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||40px|” animation_style=”fade” animation_direction=”top” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Title” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_text_color=”#747d88″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.9em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” header_2_font_size=”42px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” global_colors_info=”{}”]

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