Stone Soup

Where young artists paint the world with words

The international magazine of stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists. Published continuously since 1973.

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Phase Change

Water freezes while
dripping down from
the ledge of my house,
forming icicles
no bigger than a mouse.

The moment the sun strikes—
a burning glare.
They turn into nothing but
a giant flare.