Hi, I'm Kai Pen— a storyteller, a dreamer, and a stay-at-home mom born and raised in Minnesota.

I've been an author since I was eight years old, when I wrote my first chapter book series across three college-ruled notebooks and didn't look back. Long before I had words for it, I had stories — apparently even as a baby, I'd sit in my car seat and have my hands talk to each other. Some things never change.

Now, I'm twenty-five, married to a great guy, and mom to a little boy who keeps life full and loud. My husband is, in the best possible way, my opposite — the grounding to my creative flightiness. He has the instincts of a professional critic (think Rotten Tomatoes, but someone who actually loves you), and I rely on his seal of approval more than he probably knows. 

The Song of the Realms is the project closest to my heart. It has grown out of my own life story, my imagination, and my faith — because I love Jesus, and I believe that when we genuinely encounter Him, things really do change. That conviction is woven into the DNA of this world: the fractures, the longing, the slow and costly work of restoration. These aren't just fantasy themes to me. They're personal ones.

If you've found your way here, I'm glad. Pull up a chair. 

The Voice is still singing, and there's a lot of story left to tell.