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Tom Green

by Zahra Batteh Age 10

Published March 23, 2021

Tom Green is very spoiled and lazy—until an accident forces him to change his life Tom Green was very proud...
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The Bright Yellow

by Ella Kate Starzyk Age 11

Published March 22, 2021

A girl wakes up to discover that everything has turned yellow Bright as the sun, a color stands out from...
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The Trials and Tribulations of Swifty Appledoe (Part One)

by Ariana Kralicek Age 12

Published March 22, 2021

Swifty Appledoe embarks on a new mission: to become just like the most annoyingly perfect girl in school This is...
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The Famous Painting

by Jinhui He Age 12

Published December 6, 2020

Lotus is not a famous painter, but she hopes her latest painting will change that The sky was gray, and...
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The Director

by Anya Geist, Art by Keira Zhang Age 13

Published December 6, 2020

Alora prepares to begin her career in a world where birth and genetic engineering determine your future Alora sighed and...
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A Place in the World

by Timothy D. Cho Age 12

Published December 6, 2020

Desperately missing his homeland and sick of moving every few weeks, Orson decides to run away “Welcome to Brooklyn: Home...
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Sawterra

by Rose Amer, Art by Rebecca Wu Age 10

Published December 6, 2020

Sawterra, who thinks she looks as terrible as her name sounds, wishes to become beautiful Sawterra had a terrible name....
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The Serenity of the Simple Inquiry

by Ella Yamamura, Art by Sage Millen Age 12

Published November 22, 2020

Ms. Lavender asked a simple question—why can’t Dawn answer it? We sat in a circle, everybody facing my second-grade teacher,...
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Balancing My Nerves and a Bike

by Audrey Young

Published October 19, 2020

My mom used to like telling people about how she was in labor with me for over 36 hours. She...
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The Book With No Words

by Michaela Frey, Art by Jackie Cutrona

Published September 21, 2020

StoneSoupMagazine · Book With No Words by Michaela Fray, 12 Meri struggles to find her voice again One word today,...
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Tom Green

Story Age 10 Published March 23, 2021 by Zahra Batteh

Tom Green is very spoiled and lazy—until an accident forces him to change his life Tom Green was very proud to say that he had the best life any human could wish for.
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The Bright Yellow

Story Age 11 Published March 22, 2021 by Ella Kate Starzyk

A girl wakes up to discover that everything has turned yellow Bright as the sun, a color stands out from the rest. That’s yellow. Everywhere I go, I see yellow.
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The Trials and Tribulations of Swifty Appledoe (Part One)

Story Age 12 Published March 22, 2021 by Ariana Kralicek

Swifty Appledoe embarks on a new mission: to become just like the most annoyingly perfect girl in school This is the first installation of a novella that we will be publishing in three parts in the...
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The Famous Painting

Story Age 12 Published December 6, 2020 by Jinhui He

Lotus is not a famous painter, but she hopes her latest painting will change that The sky was gray, and the sun was blocked by clouds and by fog, layer upon layer. Young Lotus sat in her studio.
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The Director

Story Age 13 Published December 6, 2020 by Anya Geist, Art by Keira Zhang

Alora prepares to begin her career in a world where birth and genetic engineering determine your future Alora sighed and twirled her mocha-colored curls through her fingers.
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A Place in the World

Story Age 12 Published December 6, 2020 by Timothy D. Cho

Desperately missing his homeland and sick of moving every few weeks, Orson decides to run away “Welcome to Brooklyn: Home to Everyone From Everywhere!
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Sawterra

Story Age 10 Published December 6, 2020 by Rose Amer, Art by Rebecca Wu

Sawterra, who thinks she looks as terrible as her name sounds, wishes to become beautiful Sawterra had a terrible name. She wished she had been called something beautiful, like Janis or Jasmine.
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The Serenity of the Simple Inquiry

Story Age 12 Published November 22, 2020 by Ella Yamamura, Art by Sage Millen

Ms. Lavender asked a simple question—why can’t Dawn answer it? We sat in a circle, everybody facing my second-grade teacher, Ms. Lavender. She handed everyone a slip of paper.
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Balancing My Nerves and a Bike

Story Published October 19, 2020 by Audrey Young

My mom used to like telling people about how she was in labor with me for over 36 hours. She would laugh and say that I was so comfortably curled up inside that I didn’t feel like coming out, and wh...
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The Book With No Words

Story Published September 21, 2020 by Michaela Frey, Art by Jackie Cutrona

StoneSoupMagazine · Book With No Words by Michaela Fray, 12 Meri struggles to find her voice again One word today, thought Meri. * * * Yesterday was three words.
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