Weekly Creativity #126: Write a Story Within a Story

by Sarah Ainsworth

Published November 9, 2020

Write a story within a story. Maybe one of your characters reads a book, watches a movie or sees a...
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The Chandelier (October 3, 2020)

by Peri Gordon Age 11

Published November 5, 2020

The Chandelier By Peri Gordon, 11 Nothing has been the same since I found a mysterious chandelier hanging above the...
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Weekly Creativity #125 | Flash Contest: Write a Story with Traditional Opening and Closing Lines

by Jane Levi

Published November 2, 2020

Write a short story that begins with “Once upon a time, in a land far away...” and ends with “...and...
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The White Pillow and The Sunset

by Haresha Sandamali Samaranayake Age 11

Published October 11, 2020

Just like a pillow or cushion, it was soft and stuffed, but inside it was a stopwatch. That stopwatch had...
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Weekly Creativity #121 | Flash Contest: Write a Poem That Can Be Read Up or Down

by Anya Geist

Published October 5, 2020

Write a poem that can be read both from top to bottom, and bottom to top.
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Daily Creativity #51 | Flash Contest: Write about Impossible Characters

by Jane Levi

Published June 1, 2020

Write down 5 ideas for some impossible characters - space frogs, singing clocks, walking cactuses - the more unlikely the...
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Writing Activity: reward a likeable character, with “Doll Shop Magic” by Joanna Calogero, 13

by William Rubel

Published May 11, 2016

Introduction to this Stone Soup Writing Activity This writing activity is based on a story by 13-year-old Joanna Calogero published...
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