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Theresa sat in her attic one pale winter’s evening. She was painting Addy, the way she imagined she’d be if she wasn’t sick. She painted her with bouncing blonde curls and freckled cheeks. Not the way she was now, with her hair that fell out more and more each day, and her hollow, sunken cheeks. The words ‘cancer,’ and ‘chemotherapy’ had been whis…[Read more]

studying the trap door in the ceiling. It took her a moment to realize what was so strange about it. Grandma didn’t have an attic.
Theresa smiled.
There was a cord hanging from it, but it was short and Theresa had to climb on a chair to reach it. But when she pulled it, and the stairs folded down, she knew she had found the attic a…[Read more]

studying the trap door in the ceiling. It took her a moment to realize what was so strange about it. Grandma didn’t have an attic.
Theresa smiled.
There was a cord hanging from it, but it was short and Theresa had to climb on a chair to reach it. But when she pulled it, and the stairs folded down, she knew she had found the attic a…[Read more]

“Theresa!” Mom’s voice came from downstairs. She sounded worried. “Theresa, where are you?”
“Mom, Mom!” Theresa ran down the attic stairs, more excited than she had ever been in her whole life. “Mom, guess what I found in the attic!” she cried as she ran into the living room.
Mom was holding Addy, the youngest sister, who had fallen asleep on…[Read more]

Thank you, @Christi-Eaton.

Hello, @Emerald-Flyer! Pleased to make your acquaintance. *tips hat and bows* Pen Wielder. I like that. *waves pen around dangerously* Have you got any favorite books?

Welcome to the magical land of Kingdom Pen, @aislinn-mollisong! *hands you a bowl of celebratory ice cream* *hopes you like ice cream* (If you don’t I’ll eat it for you) Glad you could join us!

Salutations, @jessi-rae! Glad you found us. *shakes your hand* Writing thrillers sounds like sooo much fun. 😀 Do you like music?

In my enthusiasm, I forgot to tag you @seekjustice

*rubs hands together expectantly* Ah, classic books. My favorite. 😀 Let’s see, there’s The Time Machine, The Invisible man, and any other works by H.G. Wells. Seriously fantastic sci-fi. Then there’s the original Sherlock Holmes stories, And Then There Were None (this one is a bit dark, but it’s so great.), the ever-disturbing Animal Farm, any…[Read more]

@CK4always Oh, I want to read House, ’cause Frank Perreti worked on it, too, and he and Ted Dekker are the best writers on suspense I know of. I looooove suspense. As for stories, I have little experience with that, but what some people do is they start a new thread, post their short story on it, and ask for feedback. I don’t know if it would work…[Read more]

Howdy @CK4always! Welcome to the world of the Kapeefers! (Kapeefer stands for Kingdom Pen Fan.) I like heavy metal music, too. What are your favorite bands? Oh, and Ted Dekker’s great. I read Thr3e, and LOVED IT.

@his-instrument Oh my… I did not know until this moment that you could sum up the entirety of my life through gifs. XD Well done! I especially liked the last one. WAIT! NEW IDEA! Every time…

Um, let’s see. *stares off into space for a moment* If a were a fan (which I am), what would I want… To beg the author not to kill off the best characters! Bad idea. The best ones are the funnest to kill. *demented grin*
I think it’s super cool when authors encourage fan art. Post it on their blog, give honest compliments, that sort of thing.…[Read more]

@catwing @Emily You made it! Number eight! Sorry I couldn’t be around to see it. 🙁
@that_writer_girl_99 Are you still working on your… thing?

*feels terrible for abandoning you all* @catwing @Emily I must go. Good luck! Sorry I must leave!

@catwing I haven’t seen HTTYD. I should though, I’m crazy about dragons. They’re my favorite animal. What is your favorite animal?
Hey @Emily! We’re trying to get to 70 pages!