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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #27: Parables & Paradoxes

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 19, 2022

Writing Workshop #58: Sense of Place

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 19, 2022

Writing Workshop #57: Writing Ideas from Music

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 19, 2022

All We Can Do Is Wait, Reviewed by Sita, 13

by Sita

Published February 18, 2022

All We Can Do Is Wait by Richard Lawson is an incredibly moving story about life, death, and the gray area in between. It is set in Boston, Massachusetts, with the collapse of the Tobin...

Apples, a poem by Mason, 9

by Mason Li

Published February 16, 2022

Apples A sweet fruit, round like a ball. Pieces split with a slice of a knife. Pushing and shoving, hands start to reach for the slices. Long after the apples are finished, a slice lies...

The Twits, Reviewed by Petros Korahais, 8

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 14, 2022

The Twits by Roald Dahl is a disgusting, creepy, repulsive book full of gross descriptions of stinky people who are just as horrible on the inside as they are on the outside. In most books,...

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #26: Defamiliarization

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 14, 2022

Weekly Creativity #191: Write a Letter to a Fictional Person that Annoys You

by Molly Torinus

Published February 14, 2022

Write a letter to a fictional person that annoys you, such as the person who stepped on your foot.

I Can Change the World with Hope, a poem by Tanvi, 11

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 11, 2022

I Can Change the World with Hope Tanvi Padala, 11 I’ve always dreamt of a place Where everyone would treat each other with grace And the planet and countries are managed with care But...

Running or Racing?

by Grace Huang Age 13

Published February 9, 2022

Running or racing? It’s such a simple question and most of us would probably choose running. But is that really the case? Do we really run for enjoyment? Or for speed? I once trained the...

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #27: Parables & Paradoxes

Post Published February 19, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from the twenty-seventh Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday February 12, plus some of the output published below This week, Conner chose to focus on the miniature literature of Daniil Kharms and Franz Kafka in the form of parables and paradoxes.

Writing Workshop #58: Sense of Place

Post Published February 19, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our fifty-eighth Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, February 12th, plus some of the output published below William started off the workshop by having a journal reading from Ananya. Then, he invited participants to read passages from books they were reading that captured a sense of place.

Writing Workshop #57: Writing Ideas from Music

Post Published February 19, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our fifty-seventh Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, February 5th, plus some of the output published below Summary & mini-challenges: This week’s Writing Workshop was a little different from usual. After the regularly scheduled writing journal reading, William launched into a new structure for writing workshop.

All We Can Do Is Wait, Reviewed by Sita, 13

Post Published February 18, 2022 by Sita

All We Can Do Is Wait by Richard Lawson is an incredibly moving story about life, death, and the gray area in between. It is set in Boston, Massachusetts, with the collapse of the Tobin Bridge bringing hundreds of people to Massachusetts General Hospital to hear news about their loved ones. Among them are five teens: Scott, Alexa, Jason, Morgan, and Skylar.

Apples, a poem by Mason, 9

Post Published February 16, 2022 by Mason Li

Apples A sweet fruit, round like a ball. Pieces split with a slice of a knife. Pushing and shoving, hands start to reach for the slices. Long after the apples are finished, a slice lies forgotten under the table. Entering the room is the family puppy, Sniffing, who munches the unseen slice.

The Twits, Reviewed by Petros Korahais, 8

Post Published February 14, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

The Twits by Roald Dahl is a disgusting, creepy, repulsive book full of gross descriptions of stinky people who are just as horrible on the inside as they are on the outside. In most books, the main characters are heroes, but in this one they are cruel, wicked villains that play mean tricks on each other and the animals that live around them.

How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #26: Defamiliarization

Post Published February 14, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from the twenty-sixth Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday February 5, plus some of the output published below "It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene, and as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it.

Weekly Creativity #191: Write a Letter to a Fictional Person that Annoys You

Post Published February 14, 2022 by Molly Torinus

Write a letter to a fictional person that annoys you, such as the person who stepped on your foot.

I Can Change the World with Hope, a poem by Tanvi, 11

Post Published February 11, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

I Can Change the World with Hope Tanvi Padala, 11 I’ve always dreamt of a place Where everyone would treat each other with grace And the planet and countries are managed with care But right now, I wonder if we are in despair We rank each other by our social hierarchy Personal choices aren’t significant in an oligarchy We value a person because of their w...

Running or Racing?

Post Age 13 Published February 9, 2022 by Grace Huang

Running or racing? It’s such a simple question and most of us would probably choose running. But is that really the case? Do we really run for enjoyment? Or for speed? I once trained the slowest girl in our whole grade to be the fastest on the Cross-Country team. I would say that I have loved running, but what I really loved was my times and medals.

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