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The Boy in the Basement

Post Age 14 Published July 17, 2020 by Anya Geist

In the Basement A little boy Was in the basement Of a house so old and crumbly The doors were rotted The windows cracked The floors creaked and groaned And every night When the moon shone upon A scrag...
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Weekly Writing Workshop #15, Friday July 10, 2020: Writing With Alliteration

Post Published July 15, 2020 by Anya Geist

An update from our fifteenth Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all Stone Soup contributors...
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Book Club Report: Amal Unbound, by Aisha Saeed

Post Published July 13, 2020 by Anya Geist

An update from our twelfth and thirteenth Book Club meetings! Over the past two weeks, the Stone Soup Book Club has been reading and discussing the book Amal Unbound, by Aisha Saeed.
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Raindrops that Rattle the Water

Post Age 14 Published July 10, 2020 by Anya Geist

rain drops rattled the water sending rolling hills of ripples far, far out into the lake. the water itself was a grinning sort of grey not gross, but fresh and free.
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Weekly Writing Workshop #14, Friday July 3, 2020: Create a Character Sketch (in writing)

Post Published July 8, 2020 by Anya Geist

An update from our fourteenth Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all Stone Soup contributor...
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Two Characters (workshop 7/3)

Post Age 14 Published July 3, 2020 by Anya Geist

1. Like the rest of his body, his face was small. Not smushed in any way, just petite. His features were slightly sharp, like a dulled knife, and, like his thin arms and legs, his tiny little ears sho...
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Weekly Writing Workshop #13, Friday June 26, 2020: Writing About Someone Reading

Post Published June 30, 2020 by Anya Geist

An update from our thirteenth Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all Stone Soup contributor...
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At the Dinner Table (workshop 6/26)

Post Age 14 Published June 26, 2020 by Anya Geist

The girl’s leg bounced up and down, jittery and uncalm. Right now, she was sitting straight up, rigid in her chair, but she figured in a few minutes she would be fidgeting around, squirming in her s...
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Book Club Report: The List, by Patricia Forde

Post Published June 26, 2020 by Anya Geist

An update from our tenth and eleventh Book Club meetings! Over the past two weeks, the Stone Soup Book Club has discussed The List, by Patricia Forde, a dystopian novel that lended itself to very fun...
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James (workshop 6/19)

Post Age 14 Published June 23, 2020 by Anya Geist

James lifted his heavy backpack to sling it over his shoulder. It was navy blue, but covered in dirt and small stains, marks of a long time of use, and was ripped at the top from an unfortunate excurs...
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Review of “The Ickabog” by J.K. Rowling, by Anya Geist, 13

Post Published June 4, 2020 by Anya Geist

Review of The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling Anya Geist, 13 All over the world, children are stuck in quarantine. And, I’d imagine, a lot of them (myself included) have been staring at their bookshelves,...
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Book Club Report: Out of My Mind, by Sharon M. Draper (cont.)

Post Published May 29, 2020 by Anya Geist

An update from our seventh Stone Soup Book Club meeting! This week, during our 7th meeting of the Stone Soup Book Club, we were very lucky to have Adam Gidwitz, the author of The Inquisitor's Tale c...
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Perspective, a poem (and a photograph) by Anya Geist, 13

Post Published May 26, 2020 by Anya Geist

Perspective Anya Geist, 13 Life is but a glass of water Half-empty, half-full We squint at it, jaws jutted Trying to see which half it is We look at it from one way And all we see is darkness...
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Daily Creativity #46 | Flash Contest: Write a Mystery

Post Published May 25, 2020 by Anya Geist

Write a mystery story. Think about the arc of your story, and plan out the actions and motives of the characters. Does the reader know something the characters don’t, or is the reader in the dark un...
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Birthdays in Quarantine, some thoughts from Anya Geist, 13

Post Published May 13, 2020 by Anya Geist

Last Tuesday, on April 21, Massachusetts Gov. Baker announced that all schools in Massachusetts would be closed for the rest of the year, meaning that my birthday, on June 10th, will officially be a C...
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Book Club Report: The Inquisitor’s Tale, by Adam Gidwitz

Post Published May 11, 2020 by Anya Geist

An Update from our fourth Stone Soup Book Club meeting! The Stone Soup book club is open to all Stone Soup contributors and subscribers, ages 9-13, during the COVID-19-related school closures and sh...
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Daily Creativity #35: Incorporate Observations into Art or a Poem

Post Published May 8, 2020 by Anya Geist

Write 5 phrases about things you see around you (e.g. “a bird chirping in a tree”) and use them in a poem, or turn them into a piece of art.
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Daily Creativity #34: Create Art Based on What You See Outside Your Window

Post Published May 7, 2020 by Anya Geist

Make 5 sketches of things outside your window, and/or write a 5-line poem about what you see outside your window.
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Daily Creativity #33: Consider your Color Choices

Post Published May 6, 2020 by Anya Geist

Compose a piece of art (it can be photography, painting, drawing, or any medium) and think about your color choices. What emotions can you convey using certain colors?
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Daily Creativity #32: Find Inspiration in a Family Tradition

Post Published May 5, 2020 by Anya Geist

Write a poem or create a piece of art about a family tradition.
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