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Kayla King Books

A Little Perseverance
Today is the last day of National Novel Writing Month. Though I managed to reach the 50,000 word goal two days prior to this post, I...


It Takes a Kingdom
It is a truth universally acknowledged that it takes a village to raise a child, but I promise you, it takes a kingdom to raise a book....

One Last Time
This week, I celebrated a birthday. And that day, the best friend picked me up for a surprise excursion. We drove until we reached a town...


Beyond Belief
Maybe we all remember someone telling us all good things must come to an end. These words haunted me all throughout my reading of Aaron...


Eyes On You
I remember the moment I heard "Seasons of Love," introducing me to the haunting beauty of RENT. I remember listening to "Defying Gravity"...


Out of the Shadows
Yesterday I finished All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. Reading this book was like stepping out of the shadows into the bright...


When I Left Atocha Station
When I left Ben Lerner's Atocha Station behind, I didn't know how much I'd miss the words embedded along those railroad tracks. Reading...


Call It Nothing
I wasn't really sure what I wanted to call this post or what I wanted it to be about either. So, I called this post nothing and...


Be True
True to form, I've let the fear of exposing myself inhibit my ability to write anything. You see, invisible reader, I think there comes a...


Waves, Words, and Writing
"A writer never has a vacation. For a writer, life consists of either writing or thinking about writing."--Eugene Ionesco Leading up to...
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