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How to Live the Life You Dream of Living, a motivational piece by Sabrina, 13

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 4, 2022

How to Live the Life You Dream of Living Sabrina Lu, 13 If you would like to live the life you dream of living, please follow the steps below as a guide. However, there are...

Stone Soup Author Interview: Tristan Hui

by Stone Soup Editors

Published September 17, 2021

Coming Together

by Sofie Dardzinski

Published September 6, 2021

My Encounter with Nelson Mandela, a short story by Olivia Shekou, 12

by Stone Soup Editors

Published August 25, 2021

My Encounter with Nelson Mandela Olivia Shekou, 12 Just last week, I flew to New York to visit my aunt, a lawyer for the United Nations who speaks three official languages of the United Nations....

Why Bobby Kennedy Is Inspirational

by Anirudh Parthasarathy

Published July 26, 2021

“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other...

The Roots of Our Peace, by Meleah Goldman, 10

by Stone Soup Editors

Published July 21, 2021

The Roots of Our Peace Meleah Goldman, 10 When I think of peace, I look to nature. I have spent so much time during this pandemic looking outside of my large, clear window. In the...

Reflecting on a Fault, a personal narrative by Ismini Vasiloglou, 12

by Ismini Vasiloglou

Published July 14, 2021

Writing Workshop #42: Ekphrasis

by Stone Soup Editors

Published May 28, 2021

An update from William's forty-second Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday May 22, plus some of the output published below William started off the Writing Workshop by explaining the concept of...

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

by Anya Geist

Published August 13, 2020

Weekly Writing Workshop #13, Friday June 26, 2020: Writing About Someone Reading

by Anya Geist

Published June 30, 2020

How to Live the Life You Dream of Living, a motivational piece by Sabrina, 13

Post Published February 4, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

How to Live the Life You Dream of Living Sabrina Lu, 13 If you would like to live the life you dream of living, please follow the steps below as a guide. However, there are no right or wrong steps in living the life you desire. It is all about you. This list is simply a reference. Be yourself. It’s that simple and that hard. No one knows who you aren’t. No one knows who you are.

Stone Soup Author Interview: Tristan Hui

Post Published September 17, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

Stone Soup contributor Lena Aloise, 12, talks with Stone Soup contributor and winner of the Stone Soup Book Contest 2020 Tristan Hui, 14, about her novel The Other Realm, published on September 1st, 2021. The two also talk about the value of Stone Soup, the nature of inspiration, and the importance of writing as a means of exploring foreign concepts.

Coming Together

Post Published September 6, 2021 by Sofie Dardzinski

The isolating, eternal chaser, A monotonous virus alarming our world Broke delicate bonds, Relations and connections lost in a dark standstill. The caution we evolved to have, Flexing and bending like a field of wheat in the meandering wind, Adapting and upending the world to a lively place, Protecting us from what is next to come. We will find a way or make one.

My Encounter with Nelson Mandela, a short story by Olivia Shekou, 12

Post Published August 25, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

My Encounter with Nelson Mandela Olivia Shekou, 12 Just last week, I flew to New York to visit my aunt, a lawyer for the United Nations who speaks three official languages of the United Nations. She allowed me access to the United Nations’ library for the day while she was working on an international human rights case.

Why Bobby Kennedy Is Inspirational

Post Published July 26, 2021 by Anirudh Parthasarathy

“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” – Robert F.

The Roots of Our Peace, by Meleah Goldman, 10

Post Published July 21, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

The Roots of Our Peace Meleah Goldman, 10 When I think of peace, I look to nature. I have spent so much time during this pandemic looking outside of my large, clear window. In the background, I can hear the worldwide marches of Black Lives Matter on my television.

Reflecting on a Fault, a personal narrative by Ismini Vasiloglou, 12

Post Published July 14, 2021 by Ismini Vasiloglou

Reflecting on a Fault Ismini Vasiloglou, 12 It is always so very effortless to start. Ideas jumble around my head in whirlwinds, forming a cacophony of inspiration and infectious excitement. They fill my mind with a buzzing need I cannot ignore. To pick up a pencil is to breathe, to eat. It is an instinctual, primitive impulse, an irresistible temptation which I dare not resist.

Writing Workshop #42: Ekphrasis

Post Published May 28, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

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, as well as in Canada, the UK, and France. This week, our topic was using archival photographs to inspire our writing.

Weekly Writing Workshop #13, Friday June 26, 2020: Writing About Someone Reading

Post Published June 30, 2020 by Anya Geist

An update from our thirteenth Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all Stone Soup contributors and subscribers. Every Friday, we meet for an hour-and-a-half via Zoom to respond to a new writing challenge, write together in our virtual room, and then share what we have written with one another...

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