The third edition of Voices of the Future weaves together short stories of healing and home in a memorable and heartwarming collection. Experience the next generation’s creativity and vision through these tales from rising young creatives.

Rhianna Ring-Howell | “Grown Up Magic”

Gabriella Banasik | “How to Forgive a Mercenary in Five Steps”

Lyric Rose | “Splinters in the Sea”

Zoe Anastasia | “Of Songs & Swamps”

Zach Sollie | “The Glass Tree at the Edge of the Wood”

Ryan Elizabeth | “Treefriend”

Rachel North | “The Wolf and the Willow”

Calissa Ding | “Phone Call to the Wind”

Kristianne Hassman | “Sailboat of Dreams”

Juliet Artman | “Details in the Buttercream”

Bailey Gaines | “Kindness in Color”

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Aunt Tina is moving across the country, and Vanessa must take over the cake decorating at her Dad’s bakery. Vanessa has soaked in all Aunt Tina has taught about cake decorating for six years, but is it enough to serve customers as well as her Aunt? 

When Vanessa’s first order is for a complicated baby shower cake in the style Aunt Tina specialized in – the one Vanessa hasn’t mastered – failure stares Vanessa in the face. Will she ever be able to fill Aunt Tina’s shoes? Vanessa must learn Aunt Tina’s secret to success. And that secret may have nothing to do with spatula techniques or buttercream. It might actually have a lot more to do with going forward no matter what.