Editorial· — Fighter Olivia Wang, 10 The bright sun rays fade, The monster comes to infect. Like the air before a storm, Turbulent in its silence. The darkness comes to raid, The...

Curriculum· — Write about your future. What will a typical day be like for your adult self? Will you still live near where you live now? Will you have the same friends?...

Curriculum· — What do you think are the worst poems ever written? They could be by other poets, adults or children, or your own. Study them, then write a bad poem.

Curriculum· — An update from our seventeenth 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...

Editorial· — Anxiety Eleanor Levy, 8 Unleashing anxiety Nervous feelings consume me Shivering feelings through my body Extra worried now Tremendous fear Traumatizing state of being Lurking pain In shock about what’s...

Curriculum· — One morning, you wake up, and the only thing in the world that is the same is you. What has changed, and how? Write a one-page story about happens that...

Curriculum· — Choose one of these opening lines from classic novels, and use it as the starting point for your own short story. “There was no possibility of taking a walk that...

Stories·Dinesh Krishnan — The Storm By Aditi Dinesh, 11 years Lynn took a deep breath. She sat up straight and started to play. Her fingers flowed over the keys like a stream on...

Stories·Liam Hancock — “I want to listen to the man tonight,” I said nonchalantly, leaning back in my rocking chair. I glanced over to Mama, who seemed a world away. With needles, and...

Stories·Vishnu Mangipudi — It was a crisp, fall night. The candy hunt was on, and me and my friends were ready to begin knocking on door after door to see who could collect...