William Rubel

Editorial·William Rubel — One of my primary goals redesigning the Stone Soup website was to make the site feel more like a book. Stone Soup has long said that we show respect for...

Editorial·William Rubel — “The air was redolent with the smell of garlic,” is what I typed into the notes program on my phone an early Sunday already hot morning in Taipei, Taiwan, July,...

Uncategorized·Rachel Lippe, age 15 — 4:48 iMessage Today 4:48 AM i wrap my hand around my wrist, feel my heartbeat run my fingers up and down my skin, skin i wish i could crawl out...

Uncategorized·William Rubel — No AI work accepted. Finish your work by reading written work aloud before submitting, making minor adjustments if you hear something isn’t quite right. Writing: No handwritten work accepted. This...

Stories·Norah Ailing Gruber — In light of the recent ICE activities. In my mother’s purse, I found a paper detailing what to do if an ICE agent came to your door. It was next...

Editorial·William Rubel, age 7 — by Lee Tandy Schwartzman, age 7, Seattle, Washington Lee Tandy Schwartzman wrote and illustrated this story when she was 7 years old. We first published it in 1978 as the...

Curriculum·William Rubel — Stone Soup is about human-made literary writing. Whether you are writing a story, a poem, an opinion piece, or an essay, you add expressive power to your work through using...

Curriculum·William Rubel — There are two kinds of writers. There are human writers, and there are computer writers. Think of it another way. Let’s say that it was possible to hire a robot...

Curriculum·William Rubel — There are two kinds of writers. There are human writers, and there are computer writers. Think of it another way. Let’s say that it was possible to hire a robot...

Curriculum·William Rubel — You are a writer when you write. It is that simple. A writer writes. Just as dancers dance, actors act, and violinists violin. What is different about writing is that...