Bridge to Terabithia, Reviewed by Alex Reuhs, 13

by Stone Soup Editors

Published March 22, 2023

Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Patterson, is a beautifully-told coming-of-age story. It is, rightfully so, an award-winning novel, with likable...
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #60: Tongue Twisters

by Stone Soup Editors

Published March 21, 2023

An update from our sixtieth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, March 18...
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #59: Automatic Writing

by Stone Soup Editors

Published March 18, 2023

An update from our fifty-ninth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, March 11,...
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #58: Polysyndeton vs. Asyndeton

by Stone Soup Editors

Published March 6, 2023

An update from our fifty-eighth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, March 4,...
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Home Sick, a poem by Carolina Ulloa-Compton, 12

by Stone Soup Editors

Published March 2, 2023

staying at homeand being alonemy mom says it will endbut my dad says this is not the enddiscussing what will...
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Weekly Creativity #243: Write a Story where Your Protagonist Meets Their Hero

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 27, 2023

Write a story where your protagonist meets their hero.
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Out of It, a poem by Madeline Male, 14

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 23, 2023

Out of school!Out of paper towels --Out of sanitizer . . .Out of masks.Out of sports.Out of work.Out of business.Out...
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Practice, a comic by Jaslene Kwack, 12

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 16, 2023

Artist Statement My name is Jaslene Kwack, and I am 12 years old. I drew this picture on my iPad....
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Danny, the Champion of the World, Reviewed by Philip Chen, 12

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 15, 2023

Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl is one of the most underrated books I have read. In...
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #54: Characterization

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 8, 2023

An update from our fifty-fourth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, February 4...
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Weekly Creativity #240 | Flash Contest #52: Write a Love Story/Poem

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 6, 2023

Write a love story/poem. It could be any kind of love: romantic, platonic, familial, etc., but love should be the...
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #53: Images

by Stone Soup Editors

Published January 31, 2023

An update from our fifty-third Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, January 28,...
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #52: Micro Fiction

by Stone Soup Editors

Published January 27, 2023

An update from our fifty-second Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, January 21,...
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Chew on This, Reviewed by Iris Ma, 12

by Stone Soup Editors

Published January 18, 2023

If you’ve ever had a sudden need for food, but can’t get a proper meal, you probably thought of going...
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Weekly Creativity #235 | Flash Contest #51: Write a Story/Poem in which the Protagonist/Speaker Struggles with Their New Year’s Resolutions

by Stone Soup Editors

Published January 2, 2023

Write a story/poem in which the protagonist/speaker struggles with their New Year’s resolutions.
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #51: The Ghazal

by Stone Soup Editors

Published December 5, 2022

An update from our fifty-first Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, November 26...
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Weekly Creativity #231 | Flash Contest #50: Use the Atlas of Emotions to Choose an Emotion You’ve Never Heard of and Write a Story/Poem in which Your Protagonist Feels That Emotion

by Stone Soup Editors

Published December 5, 2022

Use the Atlas of Emotions to choose an emotion you've never heard of, and write a story/poem in which your...
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Weekly Creativity #230: Draw/Paint/etc. A Landscape from Your Dream

by Stone Soup Editors

Published December 2, 2022

Draw/paint/etc. a landscape from your dream.
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Writing Workshop #75: Core Temperaments

by Stone Soup Editors

Published November 26, 2022

An update from our seventy-fifth writing workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, November 19 In this workshop,...
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #50: Flash Fiction

by Stone Soup Editors

Published November 26, 2022

An update from our fiftieth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, November 19,...
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