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Superheroes of Today, a cartoon by Natya Chandrasekar, 12

by Stone Soup Editors

Published May 27, 2020

Daily Creativity #48: Think about Your Reader

by Jane Levi

Published May 27, 2020

Who is your reader? And how do you want that reader to feel? Pick a news topic that you feel passionate about. Choose your reader (an adult, a younger child, someone just like you), and...

The Random Report

by Kathleen Werth

Published May 26, 2020

https://youtu.be/unGY4K4bRK4

Perspective, a poem (and a photograph) by Anya Geist, 13

by Anya Geist

Published May 26, 2020

Perspective Anya Geist, 13 Life is but a glass of water Half-empty, half-full We squint at it, jaws jutted Trying to see which half it is We look at it from one way And all...

Daily Creativity #47: Write about Life in the Future

by Molly Torinus

Published May 26, 2020

Think about what the world might be like in ten, fifty, or one hundred years. Write about what it would be like to grow up during that time. Who would you live with? Where would...

Moonlight Waltz, music by Micah Lim, 11

by Stone Soup Editors

Published May 25, 2020

It Was, a poem by Grace Mancini, 11

by Stone Soup Editors

Published May 25, 2020

It Was Grace Mancini, 11 It was red, like a ripe strawberry It was orange, like a bright neon glow It was yellow, like the blinding sun It was green, like the soft touch of...

Daily Creativity #46 | Flash Contest: Write a Mystery

by Anya Geist

Published May 25, 2020

Write a mystery story. Think about the arc of your story, and plan out the actions and motives of the characters. Does the reader know something the characters don’t, or is the reader in the...

Believe, a poem by Ben Starner, 12

by Stone Soup Editors

Published May 24, 2020

Believe Ben Starner, 12 The greater the challenge The rougher the sea The thinner the bridge The less you believe The wider the water The bigger the plight The harder the problem The darker the...

Book Club Report: Out of My Mind, by Sharon M. Draper

by Laura Moran

Published May 22, 2020

An update from our sixth Stone Soup Book Club meeting! This week, in Book Club, we began discussing Out of My Mind, by Sharon M. Draper. This is the story of a 10-year-old girl with Cerebral...

Superheroes of Today, a cartoon by Natya Chandrasekar, 12

Post Published May 27, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Superheroes of Today Natya Chandrasekar, 12 Natya has made an amazing collection of cartoons about the “before” and “after” of the current pandemic, and we are very happy to be sharing some of them with Stone Soup readers! Natya is selling prints of all of her cartoons to raise funds for a nonprofit organization in her local area called REF (Ravenswood Education Foundation), which has es...

Daily Creativity #48: Think about Your Reader

Post Published May 27, 2020 by Jane Levi

Who is your reader? And how do you want that reader to feel? Pick a news topic that you feel passionate about. Choose your reader (an adult, a younger child, someone just like you), and the emotion you want them to feel (e.g. joy, anger, excitement). Write a paragraph about your topic that conveys that emotion. Now, write it again from the opposite perspective.

The Random Report

Post Published May 26, 2020 by Kathleen Werth

https://youtu.be/unGY4K4bRK4

Perspective, a poem (and a photograph) by Anya Geist, 13

Post Published May 26, 2020 by Anya Geist

Perspective Anya Geist, 13 Life is but a glass of water Half-empty, half-full We squint at it, jaws jutted Trying to see which half it is We look at it from one way And all we see is darkness Empty schools, dusty and abandoned The phantom footsteps of laughing children Haunting the halls We see empty grocery stores Looking ripped apart, torn into pieces Without the comforting din of...

Daily Creativity #47: Write about Life in the Future

Post Published May 26, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Think about what the world might be like in ten, fifty, or one hundred years. Write about what it would be like to grow up during that time. Who would you live with? Where would you go to school? What would your friendships be like? Describe this scenario with as much precision as you can.

Moonlight Waltz, music by Micah Lim, 11

Post Published May 25, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Moonlight Waltz Micah Lim, 11 "Moonlight Waltz" is a new piece written for piano, saxophone, and drums. I was inspired to compose this when I started learning about jazz style. I wanted to incorporate some of the things I learned to compose a waltz. It is called "Moonlight Waltz" because I imagine dances under moonlight to be very beautiful.

It Was, a poem by Grace Mancini, 11

Post Published May 25, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

It Was Grace Mancini, 11 It was red, like a ripe strawberry It was orange, like a bright neon glow It was yellow, like the blinding sun It was green, like the soft touch of grass It was blue, like the depths of the ocean It was purple, like a lilac in full bloom It was spreading farther then my fingertips could ever touch It was the world So warm So welcoming Yet so far away from the m...

Daily Creativity #46 | Flash Contest: Write a Mystery

Post Published May 25, 2020 by Anya Geist

Write a mystery story. Think about the arc of your story, and plan out the actions and motives of the characters. Does the reader know something the characters don’t, or is the reader in the dark until the end? Think about how the mystery might unfold for the different characters and for your readers.

Believe, a poem by Ben Starner, 12

Post Published May 24, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Believe Ben Starner, 12 The greater the challenge The rougher the sea The thinner the bridge The less you believe The wider the water The bigger the plight The harder the problem The darker the night The imposing contagion There’s people who fight So don’t be afraid But careful of night It soon will be over Soon it will end its rampage And will not come back Until a diff...

Book Club Report: Out of My Mind, by Sharon M. Draper

Post Published May 22, 2020 by Laura Moran

An update from our sixth Stone Soup Book Club meeting! This week, in Book Club, we began discussing Out of My Mind, by Sharon M. Draper. This is the story of a 10-year-old girl with Cerebral Palsy. She is extremely intelligent but struggles to communicate her thoughts—she cannot speak, write, or walk. We began our session talking in small groups about the importance of words.

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