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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, li...
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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 un...
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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...
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A Brief History of a Fictional Virus, poem and video reading by Abhyudoy Basu, 13

Post Published May 22, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

A Brief History of a Fictional Virus Abhyudoy Basu, 13 A poem, and video reading by the author (3:45 min) One New Year’s Eve, many summers ago, A man in China started to cough and other ...
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Daily Creativity #45: Write About a Miscommunication

Post Published May 22, 2020 by Jane Levi

Sometimes a plot turns on a mistake or a miscommunication. What if the crucial email, letter, text or phone message never arrived? It could be a disaster, or it might mean a lucky escape.
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Will it Ever End? a poem by Cora Burch, 13

Post Published May 21, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Will it Ever End? Cora Burch, 13 I wish we could all calm down. The bright sky We brought from this Is sinking beneath the clouds of fear We wrought. Tell me, mother– Will it ever end?
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Daily Creativity #44: Write about a Change in Someone’s Life

Post Published May 21, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write a story about a change in someone's life. This could be small (a new class or teacher) or large (moving house). Ask yourself these questions: what is the change like for my character?
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Weekly Writing Workshop #7, Friday May 15, 2020: First Person Point of View

Post Published May 21, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Weekly Writing Workshop #7: Friday May 15, 2020 An update from our seventh weekly writing workshop A summary of this week’s project, plus some of the output published below The Stone Soup�...
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How the Handshake has Evolved, a cartoon by Natya Chandrasekar, 12

Post Published May 20, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

How the Handshake has Evolved 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...
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Daily Creativity #43: Imagine Your Favorite Character in the Time of Coronavirus

Post Published May 20, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Take your favorite character from a book you’ve read and place them in this coronavirus situation. What would they do? How would they act? How might they feel?
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