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How Nationality Affects the Eyes, a personal narrative by Sue Park, 12

Post Published September 15, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

How Nationality Affects the Eyes Sue Park, 12 I still remember the day my teacher introduced me to the project. It was a cloudy day in April 2019, and the whiteboard had consisted of three b...
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Outdoor School, by Diya Chakrabarti, 12

Post Published September 3, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

Where I live, it is usually pretty pleasant this time of the year. So, my school arranged an outdoor school to enjoy the weather and allow us to learn more about nature.
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My Encounter with Nelson Mandela, a short story by Olivia Shekou, 12

Post Published August 25, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

My Encounter with Nelson Mandela Olivia Shekou, 12 Just last week, I flew to New York to visit my aunt, a lawyer for the United Nations who speaks three official languages of the United Nati...
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A Vacation, an Idiom, and a Wedding, a short story by Joyce Hong, 11

Post Published August 18, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

A Vacation, an Idiom, and a Wedding Joyce Hong, 11 Todd slowly exhaled and pressed the button on the radio. Maybe there would be some song or some old nostalgic tune that would...
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The Roots of Our Peace, by Meleah Goldman, 10

Post Published July 21, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

The Roots of Our Peace Meleah Goldman, 10 When I think of peace, I look to nature. I have spent so much time during this pandemic looking outside of my large, clear window.
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The Sky’s the Limit, a personal narrative by Jaslyn Kwan, 12

Post Published July 20, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

The Sky's the Limit Jaslyn Kwan, 12 Goodbye San Francisco, hello Tampa! Ever since COVID-19 started, I had been stuck at home along with everyone else.
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Music to the Ears, a story by Emily Collins, 12

Post Published July 20, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

Music to the Ears Emily Collins, 12 One year, two months, and eight days. Is that really how long it’s been? Amber wondered, slipping her slender right foot into the early morning grass.
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Machu Picchu Viscachas

Post Published July 7, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

Machu Picchu Viscachas Priscilla Chow, 8 My family and I traveled on a train from Cusco to Machu Picchu. Once we got there at noon, we spotted two Machu Picchu viscachas on a wal...
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Shadow, a reflection by Mason, 8

Post Published June 24, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

A shadow is behind each step I take. When you see your shadow, it means you’re in darkness. When you don’t, it means you’re in light. America before was in darkness.
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My Sanctuary, a poem by Otis, 13

Post Published June 23, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

On some days, I just like to walk Across the street and into the park Contemplating life. Around me, nature is content. Leaves swirl around my figure The large trees sway as I wal...
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Saturday Newsletter: June 19, 2021

Post Published June 19, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

A note from Conner World Refugee Day and the Stone Soup Refugee Project June 20 is World Refugee Day, a day of observance to raise awareness about the plight of refugees and to demonstrate a commit...
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Why I Chose to Participate in a COVID Vaccine Trial for Teens

Post Published June 15, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

I was scared and confused: school was cancelled because of a virus and it felt like all my hard work was going down the drain. In March 2020, I was in science class at school working with my small gro...
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Writing Workshop #44: Dystopian Fiction

Post Published June 14, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our forty-fourth Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday June 12, plus some of the output published below This week, since William is on vacation, we had two speci...
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Writing Workshop #43: Alliteration (revisited) & Assonance

Post Published June 14, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our forty-third Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday June 5, plus some of the output published below In this workshop, William took one of his earliest writing ...
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Life Now, digital artwork by Mihika, 12

Post Published June 10, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

Artist's Note: This digital art is a human-shaped fishbowl. Fishbowls are like a cage because the fish can't go anywhere, but they also protect the fish by keeping them in water.
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Pandemic Echoes, a poem by Sofie, 10

Post Published May 31, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

Pandemic Echoes by Sofie Dardzinski, 10 An invisible enemy has changed our lives. Lives lost, all too soon. Soon slinks fear, that we contain in isolation.
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Writing Workshop #42: Ekphrasis

Post Published May 28, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from William's forty-second Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday May 22, plus some of the output published below William started off the Writing Workshop by explaini...
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Masks, a reflection by Gemma, 12

Post Published May 27, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

I sat in the taxi staring at the screen, as I usually did, watching a scene showing several Chinese people wearing masks. The taxi TV blared, “the Coronavirus rages through China, enhancing the poss...
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A New World… a poem by Elias, 9

Post Published May 27, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

2020 The year started fine then the problems came in a line The masks were slapped on The schools were knocked out The toilet paper went bye The deaths said "hi" It expanded, it g...
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