by kingdompen | Jun 7, 2017 | Poetry
By Hannah Whatley When I was a child, I spoke as a child; I acted and thought and felt as a child, But then I turned seventeen. Seventeen—Oh, the great and glorious mystery, Between the realms of infancy and maturity; The questions of life that shape our future...
by kingdompen | Jun 4, 2017 | Articles, Characters
By Naomi Jackson It’s happened to every writer. You push through thousands of words like butter, and then a pivotal character suddenly dries up. The voices in your head stop talking. You’re stranded without a plot or character arc, because it’s...
by kingdompen | Jun 2, 2017 | Book Recommendations, Fiction
By Bethany Melton Are you a World War II fanatic like me? If tales of war heroes and rugged survival immediately draw your imagination into the excitement of historical drama, then I have a must-read for you. Nineteen-year-old Jim Yoder doesn’t consider himself...
by kingdompen | May 31, 2017 | Poetry
By KayleighAnne Stanton “What is faith?” my teacher asked, his brow furrowed in wonder. He didn’t know how I stayed strong while the world was pulled asunder. I could have given him a simple answer, but instead I did not. For Christ is king and died...
by kingdompen | May 29, 2017 | Articles, Characters, Theme
The core of story is conflict. If your story contains no struggle, it’s just a tale about nobody important who never overcame anything. Conflict takes many forms; physical, mental, and spiritual conflicts are all crucial, and even necessary. Ideological conflict,...
