Lord, let me love this world into being…

Take these my small offerings:

my pen,

my paper,

my words,

my willingness

to be still and present.

Fill my imagination.

Be to me both fire and wonder,

inspiration and guide…

Lord, let me love the reader,

ever writing for their good.

-A Liturgy for Fiction Writers

Head shot of Kendra Bell, a 30 year old woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a green dress, smiling.

Kendra Bell is a writer/artist/teacher who dreams of creating children’s books one day…

but for now, she is enjoying her two wild, beautiful boys, and a variety of creative projects. You can explore her art here and at https://cara.app/kendrabellart.

Her writing has placed in Write Mentor, Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things, Fall Frenzy, 50 Precious Words and Global Comix. She is an active member of SCWBI, and a graduate from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Creative Writing and a Masters in Teaching.

Kendra is a Seattle native but currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.