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A Life Change, a short story by Vaishali Andukuri, 10

by Stone Soup Editors

Published June 11, 2020

A Life Change Vaishali Andukuri, 10 I had a normal life. A slow life, sure...But it was good. I was just a regular 12 year-old who had a standard schedule. I woke up, went to...

Book Club Report: Lord of the Flies, by William Golding

by Laura Moran

Published June 11, 2020

An update from our eighth and ninth Stone Soup Book Club meetings! Over the last two weeks in Book Club we have been discussing Lord of the Flies, by William Golding. We went deep with this...

Daily Creativity #59: Write a Profile About a New Character

by Jane Levi

Published June 11, 2020

Write a detailed character profile of a new main character for a story. Ask yourself as many questions as you can about your character, and really get to know them. Who are they? What do...

Author Interview: Damian Dibben, author The History Keepers, talks to blogger Madeline Sornson

by Stone Soup Editors

Published June 10, 2020

Weekly Writing Workshop #10, Friday June 5, 2020: Fairytales With a Twist

by Stone Soup Editors

Published June 10, 2020

An update from our tenth Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all Stone Soup contributors and subscribers...

Something Smells Fishy, a short story by Daniella Horna-Baxter, 13

by Stone Soup Editors

Published June 10, 2020

Something Smells Fishy Daniella Horna-Baxter, 13 I was tired of being stuck inside with only my parents. I was itching for sunlight, and barely any clouds littered the sky. So, I decided to go to...

Daily Creativity #58: Write a Poem About What You See

by Anna Rowell

Published June 10, 2020

Look to your immediate left or right and write a poem about the first object you see.

Re-Looking at a Masterpiece

by Madelyn Willison

Published June 9, 2020

You can’t love a piece of art and not look at it just one time. It is impossible and it shows you really have no care for the art. "Garden at Giverny" by Claude Monet...

Daily Creativity #57: Write from the Point of View of a Virus

by Molly Torinus

Published June 9, 2020

Write about what it would be like to be a virus, bacterium, or single-celled organism. (Yes, you can do this from the point of view of a coronavirus! But if that creeps you out, feel...

The Reason for our Smiles, the Amazing NHS, a poem by Cali Davis, 9

by Stone Soup Editors

Published June 9, 2020

The Reason for our Smiles, the Amazing NHS Cali Davis, 9 To all our heroes helping out during this illness, Your bravery and selflessness deserves our respect, For all you have done and all you...

A Life Change, a short story by Vaishali Andukuri, 10

Post Published June 11, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

A Life Change Vaishali Andukuri, 10 I had a normal life. A slow life, sure...But it was good. I was just a regular 12 year-old who had a standard schedule. I woke up, went to school, came home, played a bit, helped cook dinner, ate it, went to bed and my day was done. Until one day when my life changed. I was going to school, and on the way, I stopped by a small corner shop, to buy water.

Book Club Report: Lord of the Flies, by William Golding

Post Published June 11, 2020 by Laura Moran

An update from our eighth and ninth Stone Soup Book Club meetings! Over the last two weeks in Book Club we have been discussing Lord of the Flies, by William Golding. We went deep with this heavy, sometimes gruesome story, and managed to have a lot of fun!

Daily Creativity #59: Write a Profile About a New Character

Post Published June 11, 2020 by Jane Levi

Write a detailed character profile of a new main character for a story. Ask yourself as many questions as you can about your character, and really get to know them. Who are they? What do they look like? Where do they come from? Do they have any special skills? Can they speak, and if so, what language(s)? What do they do with their time? Do they have a family? What kind of personality do they have?

Author Interview: Damian Dibben, author The History Keepers, talks to blogger Madeline Sornson

Post Published June 10, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Recently Stone Soup blogger and book reviewer Madeline Sornson had the opportunity to read The History Keepers by Damian Dibben, and ask the author some questions about the book, research, and his writing process. Read their conversation below. MS: How did you come up with the idea for The History Keepers? DD: Growing up, I loved two things.

Weekly Writing Workshop #10, Friday June 5, 2020: Fairytales With a Twist

Post Published June 10, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Something Smells Fishy, a short story by Daniella Horna-Baxter, 13

Post Published June 10, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Something Smells Fishy Daniella Horna-Baxter, 13 I was tired of being stuck inside with only my parents. I was itching for sunlight, and barely any clouds littered the sky. So, I decided to go to the backyard to do my e-learning. I was doing my math when I noticed how pretty the pond water was as it reflected the clear blue sky. I decided it was time for a break.

Daily Creativity #58: Write a Poem About What You See

Post Published June 10, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Look to your immediate left or right and write a poem about the first object you see.

Re-Looking at a Masterpiece

Post Published June 9, 2020 by Madelyn Willison

You can’t love a piece of art and not look at it just one time. It is impossible and it shows you really have no care for the art. "Garden at Giverny" by Claude Monet (shown above) is a beautiful painting of a garden but if you look at its beautiful garden a few times then you see much more than what you saw the first time.

Daily Creativity #57: Write from the Point of View of a Virus

Post Published June 9, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about what it would be like to be a virus, bacterium, or single-celled organism. (Yes, you can do this from the point of view of a coronavirus! But if that creeps you out, feel free to skip it.) If you do write about the coronavirus, consider submitting your story to our COVID-19 blog submissions category!

The Reason for our Smiles, the Amazing NHS, a poem by Cali Davis, 9

Post Published June 9, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

The Reason for our Smiles, the Amazing NHS Cali Davis, 9 To all our heroes helping out during this illness, Your bravery and selflessness deserves our respect, For all you have done and all you will do, We have been brought together and that's thanks to you.

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