by kingdompen | Oct 26, 2016 | Poetry
By Mackenzie Long Hold me tight; don’t let me go, Savior, through my trials and woe Give me hope and give me light That I might see through this dark night. You’ve brought me through in times long past; You are the Rock to which I cling fast. You met me in...
by kingdompen | Oct 21, 2016 | Poetry
By Madelyn Graves The flickering lampshade beams against the dark. Eyes sealed shut The soft glow burns against my lids As if it were the sun itself. But the radiance fades Dissolving into the vortex of night. For bulbs go out And sunlight sinks. Until the only thing...
by kingdompen | Oct 19, 2016 | Articles, Characters
As writers, we are sometimes accused of gloating or chuckling evilly to ourselves in dark castles over the sorrow we cause readers when we kill favorite characters. I won’t confirm or deny that, but I will say that writers who reap tears from readers will feel the...
by kingdompen | Oct 17, 2016 | Poetry
By Tessa Just Lapping, Hissing softly, Rising and falling. The boats float on it safely, Little white caps, Blue; green, Wet. Crashing, Roaring loudly, Tossing and sinking. A mind no man can control, Waves reaching high, Dark; stormy, Cold. Still, A whisper,...
by kingdompen | Oct 12, 2016 | Short Stories
By Greta Dornbirer On my thirteenth birthday I met my true love. I invited my entire class, maybe one hundred kids in all, to my birthday party. I thought it would be fun if everyone brought their favorite book to discuss. That was my mistake. The popular kids never...
