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Weekly Writing Workshop #19, Friday August 7, 2020: Writing Inspired By An Archival Photograph

Post Published August 13, 2020 by Anya Geist

An update from our nineteenth Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below Our conversation on August 7 was joined by young writers from across the US,...
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The Silent Threat, a story by Rex Huang, 11

Post Published August 12, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

The Silent Threat Rex Huang, 11 There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. That day lightning cracked outside, as loud as firecrackers. There was snow as far as the eye could see.
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Untitled (from Writing Workshop 8/7/20)

Post Age 13 Published August 9, 2020 by Lucy Rados

He clutched his child close. The imposing background provided a drastic change in landscape from what the father and son were used to. Elliot had been raised here at Manchester by the Sea in his famil...
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Author Interview: Damian Dibben, author The History Keepers, talks to blogger Madeline Sornson

Post Published June 10, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

Recently Stone Soup blogger and book reviewer Madeline Sornson had the opportunity to read The History Keepers by Damian Dibben, and ask the author some questions about the book, research, and his wri...
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Daily Creativity #36 | Flash Contest: Write about a Time Traveler

Post Published May 11, 2020 by Jane Levi

Be a time traveler in reverse! What would happen if a character from the past arrived in the present? Choose a time period you like and know a little bit about, and write down at least 3 things that m...
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Taj Mahal Travelogue

Post Published May 4, 2020 by Vivaan Kartik

TAJ MAHAL Country: India Capital: New Delhi India is steeped in history and diversity and there is no dearth of historical monuments and sites in the country but the Taj Mahal is unarguably t...
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Daily Creativity #28: Write Historical Fiction with Period Details

Post Published April 29, 2020 by Jane Levi

Be a time traveler! Choose your favorite period in history (ancient Greece, medieval Spain, the Gold Rush–wherever and whenever you like). Think of 3 features that will help your reader know they ar...
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Thoughts on reading “Bomb” by Steve Sheinkin, by Daniel Zhu, 10

Post Published April 20, 2020 by Daniel Zhu

The successful use of the first atomic bomb greatly relieved many scientists, because it meant that their years of work on it had not gone to waste; yet it also caused them to experience pain and grie...
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Lawrence of Arabia, Reviewed by Abhi, 11

Post Published December 16, 2019 by Abhi Sukhdial

History is more complicated than you think. It isn’t just some quarrel between different countries that started WWI. It was much more than that, and Lawrence of Arabia showcases this theme perfectly...
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