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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Waxwings

—these men, heading down to
the berry bar after a shower
and a touch of hair gel on
top of their fluffy, feathery heads.
Going down with a dollar, hoping
to get a fresh juicy berry the
size of a bunny’s tail.