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Stone Soup’s Contest Series

Post Published February 8, 2024 by Stone Soup Editors

Stone Soup is excited to announce our new contest series! We are now accepting submissions for our short story, poetry, and artwork prizes. We will select a single winner—one story, one poem, and on...
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Weekly Creativity #222: Write the Same Short Story in at Least Two Genres

Post Published September 26, 2022 by Molly Torinus

Write the same short story in at least two genres.
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A Secret Beauty (Mona Lisa): A Series in Ekphrasis by Ella Yamamura, 14

Post Published August 10, 2022 by Ella Yamamura

I was tired of convincing Lisa to smile. Every time we sat down with her, she simply crossed her arms and stared at me through a set of deep, solemn eyes, her mouth refusing to curl into a smile.
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An Unsent Letter

Post Published June 22, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

An Unsent Letter Ellis Yang, 12 Dear Miriam, That morning in the city, two weeks before you left, I walked down the avenue as I do now. No sudden alteration great enough to be recognized transp...
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Starry Night: A Series in Ekphrasis by Ella Yamamura, 14

Post Published March 29, 2022 by Ella Yamamura

Our village looks like a mirror without a reflection, lively, but bland. It wouldn’t, normally, but the village of Starry Night just a couple fields away outshines us by a million stars. Literally.
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Castles in the Air, a short story by Anushka, 11

Post Published January 31, 2022 by Anushka Trivedi

It was a cold winter day when I saw her. The snow was melting after last week’s heavy snowfall leaving the streets a glittering shade of black. There were hardly any cars on the icy wet streets that...
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Zooming In, a short story by Maya, 10

Post Published January 11, 2022 by Stone Soup Editors

Zooming In Maya Ruben, 10 “Knowing how to care is the first step, but actively going out of your way to do something nice is what really matters,” Ms. Sandra said in a welcoming voice.
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A Vacation, an Idiom, and a Wedding, a short story by Joyce Hong, 11

Post Published August 18, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

A Vacation, an Idiom, and a Wedding Joyce Hong, 11 Todd slowly exhaled and pressed the button on the radio. Maybe there would be some song or some old nostalgic tune that would...
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Tig & Lomster

Post Published May 19, 2021 by Dylan Scrivener

"Good morning, Tig," says Sun. "Morning, Sun," says Tig. "Why are you in such a hurry today?" asked Sun. "I have to get to the park before everyone else gets there." "Why is that?
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My School, a short story by Feifei Wan, 9

Post Published April 19, 2021 by Stone Soup Editors

My School Feifei Wan, 9 Even though the pandemic is still here, it doesn’t stop me from going to my school every day. This Sunday, just like any other day, my mom and I deci...
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