by kingdompen | Mar 11, 2016 | Poetry
By Lauryn Trimmer Dear God, Thank you for making me able to write Words that grow into stories. Even though whether or not they are good stories remains questionable, (The answer being almost positively no,) Thank you for my efforts anyway. Bless my family while they...
by kingdompen | Mar 9, 2016 | News
We’re back with another critique! Thank you all so much for having the courage to send them in! We know it’s never easy to have your writing critiqued, let alone shared for the benefit of others. That takes guts! But we also know that receiving critiques from others...
by kingdompen | Mar 7, 2016 | Articles, Characters
Four years ago, I was beginning a rewrite of A Darkened Light, which was my second full-length novel and my current work-in-progress at the time. It had become clear during the first draft that most of my characters were rather bland: that while a couple characters...
by kingdompen | Feb 12, 2016 | Short Stories
By Emma Travis He loved his kingdom. Every earthly ruler who had ever taken up the scepter had looked to the stunning beauty of his dominion and yearned for it in their hearts. The crown upon his head was not taken lightly, nor considered a mere...
by kingdompen | Feb 3, 2016 | Poetry
First Love Peter Venable We loved him because he first loved us. —1 John 4:19. [Love] is an abyss of illumination, a fountain of fire, bubbling up to inflame the thirsty soul. — St. John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent. ...
