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Weekly Creativity #153: Write About a Life-Changing Event in a Character’s Life

by Molly Torinus

Published May 16, 2021

Write about a life-changing event in a character’s life. This could be ordinary, magical, or anywhere in between—just make it something important to your protagonist.

Masks, a poem by Tallulah Nagae, 8

by Stone Soup Editors

Published May 16, 2021

Masks by Tallulah Nagae, 8 On a walk deep in the woods I tell my mom I don't want to wear masks anymore The mask feels icky from the heat of my mouth that I...

Writing Workshop #40: Ghosts (Part Two)

by Jane Levi

Published May 15, 2021

My Trip to the Great Wall of China

by Tang Li

Published May 13, 2021

I was born in the year of the dragon. I was always dreaming that one day I could visit the Great Wall of China, a giant dragon stretching over mountains and deserts, and walk on...

What is the Stock Market?

by Daniel Zhu

Published May 12, 2021

When you hear the words "stock market," it sounds like a frightening mess that is impossible to make sense of. Bears, bulls, short, call options, IPO–what do all of these things mean? What is the...

How Stories Work-Writing Workshop #3: Lightness

Published May 12, 2021

Writing Creativity #152: Write a Story as if You Can’t See

by Sage Millen

Published May 12, 2021

Write a story as if you can’t see. Describe the characters and their surroundings using every sense other than sight.

My Shame (William’s class – May 8, 2021)

by Peri Gordon Age 11

Published May 12, 2021

My Shame (William’s class) By Peri Gordon, 11 Whistle, whistle. They inhabit me like I am some sort of haunted medieval fortress. Whoosh. One of them darts through one of my walls and into the...

Faded

by Vikram Khurana Age 10

Published May 11, 2021

Faded by Jaya Khurana, Age 10 (inspired by William’s Writers’ Workshop, May 1, 2021) The creaking of doors is loud in the silence The whistling wind never comes to a halt The presence of a...

The Gift

by mia money Age 8

Published May 10, 2021

“Why must you go now, oh father?” said the little ones, as the answer still is not found. “I am terribly sorry, but I must help your mother,” says father. Most of the little ones...

Weekly Creativity #153: Write About a Life-Changing Event in a Character’s Life

Post Published May 16, 2021 by Molly Torinus

Write about a life-changing event in a character’s life. This could be ordinary, magical, or anywhere in between—just make it something important to your protagonist.

Masks, a poem by Tallulah Nagae, 8

Post Published May 16, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

Masks by Tallulah Nagae, 8 On a walk deep in the woods I tell my mom I don't want to wear masks anymore The mask feels icky from the heat of my mouth that I am breathing Masks do help you not get sick but I still do not like them Papa and I experiment decorating my kid masks with heart stickers The first day back at school we forgot to fill out the health form but I sti...

Writing Workshop #40: Ghosts (Part Two)

Post Published May 15, 2021 by Jane Levi

An update from our fortieth Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday May 8, plus some of the output published below This week, William completed the journey to the spirit world that we started last week. Inspired by the Victorian-era spirit drawings of Georgian Houghton, the group considered ways of using the idea of the inspiration of spirits in writing, as a way of communica...

My Trip to the Great Wall of China

Post Published May 13, 2021 by Tang Li

I was born in the year of the dragon. I was always dreaming that one day I could visit the Great Wall of China, a giant dragon stretching over mountains and deserts, and walk on it. And this day had finally come. It was July 2019, and I was in Beijing, the capital of China.

What is the Stock Market?

Post Published May 12, 2021 by Daniel Zhu

When you hear the words "stock market," it sounds like a frightening mess that is impossible to make sense of. Bears, bulls, short, call options, IPO–what do all of these things mean? What is the point of the stock market? What is a stock anyway? Who is buying and who is selling?

How Stories Work-Writing Workshop #3: Lightness

Post Published May 12, 2021 by

An update from the third Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the Workshop held on Saturday May 1, plus some of the output published below Lightness is a "lightening of language whereby meaning is conveyed through a verbal texture that seems weightless, until the meaning itself takes on the same rarefied consistency.

Writing Creativity #152: Write a Story as if You Can’t See

Post Published May 12, 2021 by Sage Millen

Write a story as if you can’t see. Describe the characters and their surroundings using every sense other than sight.

My Shame (William’s class – May 8, 2021)

Post Age 11 Published May 12, 2021 by Peri Gordon

My Shame (William’s class) By Peri Gordon, 11 Whistle, whistle. They inhabit me like I am some sort of haunted medieval fortress. Whoosh. One of them darts through one of my walls and into the well-furnished but dust-covered room where the young girl once spent her time making beautiful sketches before her death of sickness in that same room.

Faded

Post Age 10 Published May 11, 2021 by Vikram Khurana

Faded by Jaya Khurana, Age 10 (inspired by William’s Writers’ Workshop, May 1, 2021) The creaking of doors is loud in the silence The whistling wind never comes to a halt The presence of a ghost is barely noticed, for it doesn't make a sound Sliding Gliding Riding in the wind, weaving through the shielding pines Sliding Gliding Riding in the wind, feeling lost, empty and faded.

The Gift

Post Age 8 Published May 10, 2021 by mia money

“Why must you go now, oh father?” said the little ones, as the answer still is not found. “I am terribly sorry, but I must help your mother,” says father. Most of the little ones cry, but one stays calm and says, “Goodbye, and good luck!” says brave raven, trying to keep her tears in as she hugs her father for the last time.

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