Tapping Back

Thank you Kayli for sharing your memories of childhood play and reminding us of the simple joys we often lose sight of in our busy adult lives.   Tapping Back Kayli Wren   Remember the way we searched for sunbeams, Those rays that fell on everything – They bounced off our tin-roof house And pushed […]

Paper Cranes

A piece from Jenna Bryant, a Senior at St. Anne’s-Belfield. Thanks Jenna!   Paper Cranes Jenna Bryant   He spills words onto creamy cellulose sheets squeezing them in the spaces between thin blue veins, uniformly stacked, marred by coffee stains and poor penmanship corners curling, edges torn, a roadmap of wrinkles on parchment skin   […]

I’m a Narcissist

Another wonderful piece that can be found in Crossroads IV. Thank you Samuel!   I’m A Narcissist Samuel Piller   When I was little I never liked to wear clothes. I found them restrictive. Why can’t you just be free? I’ll tell you why, Eve.   I’m stuck. I want to know more. I want […]

Parade of the Playdough Planets

Below is a piece of prose from Crossroads IV written by Isabella Ronchetti, a ninth grader at Renaissance School. Thank you Isabella for sharing your words with us.   parade of the playdough planets: a diary of untruths Isabella Ronchetti   she combs my hair with her hands, pulls back every strand again and again […]

Standing Tall

Standing Tall Javin Montgomery-DeLaurier   I hate it. I hate it. That when I walk by People don’t know that I saw the look in their eye Full of contempt, with a dash of awe While they write me off As just another nigga with a ball What they don’t know, is that’s just a […]

Hope

Crossroads IV is published and we’re looking forward to sharing it with you all very soon! For now, here is another lovely piece from our Crossroads III Anthology. Thank you Kieran for sharing your vision of hope with us!   Hope Kieran Rundle I have hope in magic. hope in the rules, hope in angels, […]

Could it be Him?

Before we dive into Crossroads IV, let’s take a look back at a few pieces from Crossroads III. Here is a beautiful piece of poetry from Stella Sokolowki published in last year’s anthology. Thanks Stella!   Could it be Him? Stella Sokolowski   When Apollo’s smile Beams down upon Mourning hours of dawn We conglomerate […]

Our Judges are impressed!

Announcing our Finalists and Winners! Thanks to our inspiring book editor, Max March, we can share these results with you in this gorgeous format. All finalists of our Virginia Festival of the Book Contest will receive invitations to read at the award ceremony at the Omni on March 15th, from 7-8pm, with a reception to […]