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Hey there!
My name is Reagan, and I currently own and run Kingdom Pen. I figured I should probably reintroduce myself since it’s been years since I’ve posted here or on Kingdom Pen.
Kingdom Pen was officially started by an old friend of mine who now goes by Logan Ryles back when he and I were on the OYAN forum. He started it as an eMag/PDF that contained articles, short stories, and poems, and he emailed it out to a list of subscribers.
I joined him as co-owner and then I built the Kingdom Pen website. I believe this was back in 2011 when I was a teen myself.
I was inspired after hearing a John Stonestreet talk at a homeschooling convention about taking back the culture through stories and art, and I wanted to create a place to help encourage other young people to join in that fight.
God’s will be done. His kingdom come, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Partnering with God to help bring heaven to earth through writing.
I wanted Kingdom Pen to be a terrorist training camp to destroy the works of the devil through story and community.
KP has come close to dying so many times, but it’s so cool to see it still has a following, and I’m hoping one day in the near future I’ll be able to devote a lot more time and resources into growing and improving KP again.
Oh, I also met a beautiful young woman through KP that I ended up marrying and we now have 5 children together whom we homeschool. Not saying you’re going to find you’re soulmate here…but I’m also not saying you’re not going to.
We’ve been through hell the last few years and we’re not out of the woods yet, but it’s helped us to seek God and grow closer to Jesus.
Random things about me:
- I currently run my own business teaching home music production and I make electronic synthwave music.
- I used to teach creative writing and novel writing to middle schoolers and high schoolers at a local Christian private school
- My wife and I are also in the middle of starting a ministry to help bring the true gospel and healing to those who have been traumatized or grown up in abusive homes, especially those who have been survivors of religious abuse.
What brought you to Kingdom Pen, and what would you like to see improved? Where would you like to see Kingdom Pen go in over the next few years?
My Music:
AndromedaCoastMusic.com (under construction)
YouTube: @andromedacoastmusicLearn Musi
Hi! It’s good to meet you again. I am so excited to see KP running like I remember it when I first joined five years ago. But even more, I’m looking forward to how this will grow as it serves a new “generation” of KeePers. This world is in desperate need of more lights set on a hill.
To introduce myself, because that feels vaguely needed: I’m Elishavet around here, a young writer and artist currently pursuing an illustrating career and a bachelors in Theology. My writing varies from poetry to nonfiction (mostly essays) to short stories and on to several longer WIPs that are dear to my heart. I want my writing to be a word of encouragement to young people growing up in a dark world. Our scars are beautiful, our hope is eternal, and there is no darkness that can take away the Light forever.
I came to KP because a sibling was talking about it and I thought it would be a great way to grow as a writer and have a blast doing it. I’m grateful I did!
I would like to see a little more privacy options if possible. I know that is probably a strange thing to ask (except that I’m not the only one asking it). It just bugs me that we don’t have any part of the site that is closed to the public. Some of my questions are very niche, and sharing them where strangers/ai can easily go through them is disconserting. I like that most of the forum is available for people to learn what we’re like, but it often brings up concerns, especially in sharing writing.
Also! I miss having new articles on the blog and the weekly questions. A quarterly article/topic focus would be so helpful!
Other than that, I really like the ideas that are getting implemented. As I get older and realize how much farther I have to go with my writing journey, the possibility of a more active “mentorship” is incredible. This community is a haven for creativity. I’m ready to see it flourish.
Still a ChaosGremlin™ on the inside.
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