feat. At the Crossroads of Adventure
Stories of Myth & Memory
Discover the next generation of storytellers...
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The eighth edition of Voices of the Future weaves together short stories of myth and memory in a remarkable, delightful collection. Experience the next generation's creativity and vision through these brief tales from rising young creatives.
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about my featured short story ~
Ten-year-old Terrence has grown up in a family-run inn at the crossroads of adventure, caught between tale-telling travelers and the daily hum-drummities of wiping tables and serving soup.
He’s thrilled when his fifteen-year-old brother, Cayden, returns after months of adventuring in far-off mountains. But Cayden arrives on their mother’s birthday—and he brings a dragon scale as his present.
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Suddenly, Terrence’s own birthday present feels woefully inadequate. But he can’t disappoint Mum—not on her birthday. The solution? Find a gift of his own that will prove he’s just as heroic as his big brother.
Hey! I'm Karissa.
I'm the author of At the Crossroads of Adventure, a big sister, and a lover of trees.
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I wrote this story to explore a quintessential fantasy world from the perspective of someone small. In a world full of dragons and swords, are things like flowers and soup still important?
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What does it really mean to be a hero, anyway?
