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Turning Red, Reviewed by Tonia Wu, 11

Post Published April 26, 2023 by Stone Soup Editors

Last spring, as a fifth grader, I watched the movie Turning Red for the first time. I was excited to see this movie because it was written and directed by Domee Shi. Shi was born in Chongqing, Sichuan and later moved to Newfoundland, then to Toronto in Canada.

Weekly Creativity #250: Make Up a New Word and Write a Dictionary Entry

Post Published April 24, 2023 by Molly Torinus

Make up a new word and write a dictionary entry.

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #64: Voice

Post Published April 23, 2023 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our sixty-fourth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, April 22 Conner started off the workshop by asking the question, "What is voice?" Participants answered the question in different ways, but we eventually summed it up as a “poetics.

Poetry Soup Ep. 10 — “Pheasant” by Sylvia Plath

Post Published April 21, 2023 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today I’ll be reading the poem, “Pheasant,” by Sylvia Plath, which is about the subtle beauty of nature. Sylvia Plath was born on October 27, 1932, in Boston, Massachusetts. She published her first poem at the age of eight, in the children’s section of “The Boston Herald.

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #63: Ways to Begin

Post Published April 20, 2023 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our sixty-third Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, April 15 In this week’s workshop, we talked about different ways to begin a story. Conner began by saying we often feel the need to start a story with exposition—to start with loads of background information.

Poetry Soup Ep. 9 — “Declaration” by Tracy K. Smith

Post Published April 19, 2023 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading and talking about the poem, “Declaration” by Tracy K. Smith. Tracy K. Smith was born on April 16, 1972 in Falmouth, Massachusetts. She was largely inspired to begin writing poetry by the works of Emily Dickinson.

Weekly Creativity #249: Rewrite a Book’s Ending that Didn’t Satisfy You

Post Published April 10, 2023 by Sage Millen

Rewrite a book’s ending that didn’t satisfy you.

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #62: Spring

Post Published April 6, 2023 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our sixty-second Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, April 1 The workshop started with Conner showing us four paintings that all involved some element of spring—glee, excitement, flowers, calm, peace, etc. Before we began to read some examples of poetry about spring, we asked ourselves what we think of when we think of spring.

For Your Generations, an original song by Aayan (7) & Abhiram (7), AKA The Anti-Littering Team

Post Published April 4, 2023 by Stone Soup Editors

Aayan and Abhiram compose the "Anti-Littering Team," where they do campaigns, conduct events with other children, and spread awareness about not littering and segregating waste. This is their first song titled “For your generations." The song is written by Aayan and sung by both Aayan and Abhiram.

Weekly Creativity #248 | Flash Contest #54: Write a Scene from a Dysfunctional Family Gathering

Post Published April 3, 2023 by Stone Soup Editors

Write a scene from a dysfunctional family gathering.

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