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Interview with Feza

Post Published April 20, 2025 by Laura Moran

My story is about my life with my best friend and how she became such a person of worth in my life. It is a true story. It is not imagined. In my story, I talk about my friend who gave me sadness.
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Interview with Nicole

Post Published April 11, 2025 by Laura Moran

Thank you for sharing this powerful story with us. Could you tell us about what inspired you to write it? My story is a true story and not from the imagination.
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Two Sides of Tears, by Nicole Bachoke

Post Published April 11, 2025 by Laura Moran

Life was good in our village of Kamituga in the district of Mwenga, DRC. I lived there with both of my parents, my three sisters, and my brother. I was the firstborn.
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Young Person Under the Influence, by David Assumani Josh

Post Published April 10, 2025 by Laura Moran

My cousin Glory lived in Uvira, a province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the village where I spent my childhood. Life was peaceful for Glory until the day when destiny took a tragic turn.
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“Marjorie” by Taylor Swift, Reviewed by Priscilla Chow, 10

Post Published April 17, 2024 by Stone Soup Editors

The song "Marjorie" is played in the movie Eras Tour in the Evermore leg of the concert, where I first heard it in early 2024. Ever since then, I have fallen in love with this song because the tune se...
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Memory as Character, by Zoe

Post Published February 12, 2024 by Laura Moran

My grandfather wore a ring on his left hand. Him and my grandmother had gotten it in Jamaica many years ago. On it was a red cardinal with multi-colored triangle designs surrounding it.
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Peace

Post Published November 30, 2023 by Laura Moran

We miss peace We need peace We love peace Where are you peace? Where do you hide? How to find you? When will you come back? We need you peace
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How Stories Work—Writing Workshop #53: Images

Post Published January 31, 2023 by Stone Soup Editors

An update from our fifty-third Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, January 28, plus some of the output published below This week, we discussed images.
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Poetry Soup Ep. 4 – “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop

Post Published December 2, 2022 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Each episode, I’ll discuss a different poem and poet. Today, I’ll be talking about Elizabeth Bishop’s vill...
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Weekly Creativity #228 | Flash Contest #49: Write a Story where a Character Confronts Their Worst Fear

Post Published November 7, 2022 by Sage Millen

Write a story where a character confronts their worst fear.
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