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Writing Workshop #54: Informal Writing

by Sarah Ainsworth

Published December 12, 2021

The Raven Heir, Reviewed by April, 13

by April Yu

Published December 10, 2021

Writing Workshop #55: Texting and Virtual Conversations

by Sarah Ainsworth

Published December 9, 2021

Weekly Creativity #181 | Flash Contest #38: Write a Creation Story for a Fictional World you Create.

by Molly Torinus

Published December 6, 2021

Write a creation story for a fictional world you create. This could be the start of a story about this world, or it could be a stand-alone story. To submit to this month's Flash Contest,...

A New Christmas Tradition, a poem by Eleanor, 13

by Stone Soup Editors

Published December 3, 2021

Weekly Creativity #180: Take a Photo of Somebody Deep in Concentration.

by Sage Millen

Published November 29, 2021

Take a photo of somebody deep in concentration.

Dawn (William) – Saturday, 9/11

by Liam Hancock Age 14

Published November 27, 2021

Informal, Relaxed, and Unfortunate (William’s class; November 20, 2021)

by Peri Gordon Age 12

Published November 24, 2021

Writing Workshop #53: Origin Stories

by Sarah Ainsworth

Published November 22, 2021

Weekly Creativity #179: Write about a Zoom problem (or other tech disaster) and the aftermath.

by Molly Torinus

Published November 22, 2021

Write about a Zoom problem (or other tech disaster) and the aftermath.

Writing Workshop #54: Informal Writing

Post Published December 12, 2021 by Sarah Ainsworth

An update from our fifty-fourth Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday November 20th, plus some of the output published below This week, Liam led the writing workshop on the topic of Informal Writing. Liam went over the use of common vernacular in stories and gave us examples of why more informal language could be effective in writing stories.

The Raven Heir, Reviewed by April, 13

Post Published December 10, 2021 by April Yu

Once, the Raven Kingdom was a place of beauty. Starflowers bloomed along the soft grass shared by nature and humans alike, ruled by a kind person who valued everything under their regime. Like most good things, however, the peace was temporary. It was not long before war broke out over the throne and the land was fraught with terror, suffering, and the cries of victims who had nothing but dirt to ...

Writing Workshop #55: Texting and Virtual Conversations

Post Published December 9, 2021 by Sarah Ainsworth

An update from our fifty-fifth Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday November 27th Inspired by Liam’s workshop on Informal Writing, William chose a new topic for the writing workshop: texting. William led the workshop participants in some brainstorming exercises to think about what texting means and how it differs from letters, speaking, or other forms of communication.

Weekly Creativity #181 | Flash Contest #38: Write a Creation Story for a Fictional World you Create.

Post Published December 6, 2021 by Molly Torinus

Write a creation story for a fictional world you create. This could be the start of a story about this world, or it could be a stand-alone story. To submit to this month's Flash Contest, click here.

A New Christmas Tradition, a poem by Eleanor, 13

Post Published December 3, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

A New Christmas Tradition Eleanor Dagan, 13 Singing, dancing, musical instruments playing, The season of joy, and of red and green Every year at Wes we do a magical Christmas show, the spirit is filled with songs, performances, and instruments blasting through the gym The carols begin, the echoes chime in, the trumpets play and the clarinets follow everything is in sync, everythin...

Weekly Creativity #180: Take a Photo of Somebody Deep in Concentration.

Post Published November 29, 2021 by Sage Millen

Take a photo of somebody deep in concentration.

Dawn (William) – Saturday, 9/11

Post Age 14 Published November 27, 2021 by Liam Hancock

The tree stands, its branches gnarled and twisted and folding in upon themselves. It has long since shed a bright tapestry of greens and oranges and yellows, ever-changing with the passing of time and seasons, and the soothing touch of the snow has abandoned its roots, leaving the soil thirsty and chapped, so hard that one’s foot scarcely leaves a mark as he stands to observe the vast expanse of...

Informal, Relaxed, and Unfortunate (William’s class; November 20, 2021)

Post Age 12 Published November 24, 2021 by Peri Gordon

Informal, Relaxed, and Unfortunate (William’s class; November 20, 2021) By Peri Gordon, 12 Are you like everyone else? D’you think you can have everything? Ya can’t. D’you think you can work and play and be cool and popular and have it all and have it good? That’s what you think. Well you don’t know! This world’s a cray-cray place. I dunno how to navigate it, and you don’t either.

Writing Workshop #53: Origin Stories

Post Published November 22, 2021 by Sarah Ainsworth

An update from our fifty-third Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday November 13th, plus some of the output published below In this writing workshop, William asked participants to focus on an origin story of a great character. As William noted in the lecture portion of class, sometimes the origin of a character does not suggest that later on in the story, they will achieve ...

Weekly Creativity #179: Write about a Zoom problem (or other tech disaster) and the aftermath.

Post Published November 22, 2021 by Molly Torinus

Write about a Zoom problem (or other tech disaster) and the aftermath.

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