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New Life, a perspective from a South Korean living in India, by Jeongwon Choi, 13

Post Published April 30, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

New Life By Jeongwon Choi, 13 Hello, I am one of the many kids who are locked inside their houses. But not many of them might understand how I feel. I am from South Korea, and I came to India because of my dad’s work last year. Since I am away from home, I was kind of worried when I heard of a new virus and they still haven’t found the cure.

Book Club Report: The End of the Wild, by Nicole Helget (cont.)

Post Published April 30, 2020 by Laura Moran

An Update from our Third Stone Soup Book Club meeting! On Wednesday, April 29th, we were lucky enough to be joined by author, Nicole Helget, as we continued to discuss her book, The End of the Wild. Participants offered a range of penetrating questions that opened our discussion to everything from Nicole’s inspiration for the book and particular characters, to suggestions for approaching the cr...

Daily Creativity #29: Write New Dialogue for a Movie Scene

Post Published April 30, 2020 by

Watch this movie scene with the sound off, writing your own dialogue. Use that imagined dialogue as the basis for a short story or play.

Silence, art and writing by Sloka Ganne, 11

Post Published April 29, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Silence By Sloka Ganne, 11 Silence follows a gunshot Silence follows a scream Silence follows a song Silence follows a cry Silence will shroud the world one day COVID 19 Sloka Ganne, 11 Overland Park, KS

Should Wuhan Take the Whole Blame for the Novel Corona Virus? A perspective from China, by Ziqing Peng, 12

Post Published April 29, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Should Wuhan Take the Whole Blame for the Novel Corona Virus? By Ziqing Peng, 12 During this winter holiday, most of the Chinese like me are stuck at home because of the virus outbreak. We all know that Wuhan is the centre of virus outbreak places and the residents there are more likely to carry the virus. But does it mean that Wuhan is scary?

Weekly Writing Workshop #4, Friday April 24, 2020: Trapped!

Post Published April 29, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our fourth weekly writing workshop A summary of this week's project, plus some of the output published below The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all Stone Soup contributors and subscribers during the COVID-19-related school closures and shelter-in-place arrangements.

Daily Creativity #28: Write Historical Fiction with Period Details

Post Published April 29, 2020 by Jane Levi

Be a time traveler! Choose your favorite period in history (ancient Greece, medieval Spain, the Gold Rush–wherever and whenever you like). Think of 3 features that will help your reader know they are in that place and time (like the food, the buildings, the bathroom arrangements…) Then decide who is telling the story. Is it a prince or a pauper?

My experience of COVID-19, a bulletin from Switzerland by Vivaan Kartik, 11

Post Published April 28, 2020 by Vivaan Kartik

My Experience of COVID-19 By Vivaan Kartik, 11 My back was hunched as I trudged down the path, I had all my school books stuffed in my school bag. My mind was exploding as I tried to grasp the full implications of the inevitable. Our school was closing down for five weeks, at least…..

Daily Creativity #27: Write a Poem With Each Line Starting with T

Post Published April 28, 2020 by

It’s Tuesday! Write a 20-line poem in which every line begins with the letter “T.” To make it harder: only two of those lines can start with “the.”

COVID-19: Experiences in Singapore by Thee Sim Ling, 13

Post Published April 27, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

COVID-19: Experiences in Singapore by Thee Sim Ling, 13 The first I had heard about it was that it came from a fish market. I didn’t make much of it then. I just thought it would be a great excuse to shut down schools. Not that e-learning (or Home-Based Learning, as we call it here) seemed like a fun prospect—I would have to spend an entire day staring at a computer screen with my ears cr...

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