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Video Games and the Power of Storytelling

Post Published June 14, 2022 by Abhi Sukhdial

When you think of video games, what do you usually think of? The gameplay. Take Minecraft. A sandbox game with endless possibilities. How about Fortnite?
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Reviewed by April, 14

Post Published June 13, 2022 by April Yu

Every year, May is celebrated as AAPI Month in honor of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders who have contributed to the world. With popular reading platforms like Goodreads publishing lists of AA...
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Weekly Creativity #208: Take a Photo of the Most Common Wild Animal in Your Neighborhood

Post Published June 13, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

Take a photo of the most common wild animal in your neighborhood.
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Writing Workshop #67: Rhythmic Writing

Post Published June 11, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our sixty-seventh Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, June 4th, plus some of the output published below In this workshop, students focused on the rhythm and s...
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #40: Ekphrasis (Revisited)

Post Published June 10, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our fortieth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, June 4 This week, Emma Hoff, 10, led workshop with her own interpretation of ekphrasis, a...
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Frost (Portrait of Madame X): A Series in Ekphrasis by Ella Yamamura, 14

Post Published June 10, 2022 by Ella Yamamura

The Face of Winter She stands— a frozen flower; frostbitten. A gaze that could wither the sturdiest tree is aimed at the right. Bull’s eye.
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Break-Up Letter to 2021

Post Published June 9, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

Break-Up Letter to 2021 Jacqueline Gonzalez, 13 Dear 2021, I’m not exactly sure how to say this, and I am sorry if this hurts you, but I think we should break up.
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Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks, Reviewed by Sita, 13

Post Published June 8, 2022 by Sita

Jason Reynolds’ Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks is, in its simplest form, a story about a walk home from school. But it is also a story about grief, growing up, facing your fears, chronic ...
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Spring

Post Published June 6, 2022 by BlueJay

I sense a fragrance Like old memories and new Peace drifts through the air Cherry blossoms bloom With memory of winter Lingering softly ...
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Weekly Creativity #207 | Flash Contest #44: Write a Scene in which You Meet Your Past or Future Self

Post Published June 6, 2022 by Molly Torinus

Write a scene (story, poem, or play) in which you meet your past or future self.
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