Stories

Animals

The Pendulum

By Sabrina Guo, Art by Marco Lu

1st Place in the Short Short Fiction Contest

Stories

Morality

The Greater Good

By Calci Wolfe

Miss Plum’s company starts as a tiny, innocent store, but soon grows into a massive, destructive corporation

Stories

Nature

The Sycamore Tree

By Mira Johnson, Art by Tessa Papastergiou

2nd Place in the Short Short Fiction Contest

Stories

Nature

The Power of Nature

By Adam Smith

A boy finds happiness in a magical spot in the forest

Stories

Adventure

The Deadly Storm

By Madesyn Fogg, Art by Delaney Slote

Elizabeth and her mother struggle to survive in the years after Elizabeth’s father dies—until a terrible storm changes everything . . .

Stories

Mystery

A Dinner Party

By Anyi Sharma, Art by Elizabeth Hedge

3rd Place in the Short Short Fiction Contest

Stories

Nature

The Hummingbird

By Clare McDermott, Art by Daania Sharifi,

4th Place in the Short Short Fiction Contest

Stories

Historical

Hide-And-Seek

By Eva Juette

It’s 1943 in Denmark, and Freja’s best friend, Madeline, a Jewish girl, is in danger

Poems

Poetry-Nature

Silence/Ages

By Eleonore Lecue

Poems

Poetry-Reflections

In the Mirror

By Anna Calegari

Poems

Poetry-Nature

Snow

By Eliza Wagner

Poems

Poetry-Nighttime

Night

By Mae Gesser

Art

Fox on a Snowy Night

By Sloka Ganne

Art

Tick Tock

By Marco Lu

Art

The Lonely Tree

By Tessa Papastergiou

Art

The Cuts of the Blade

By Delaney Slote

Art

Silent Stalker

By Elizabeth Hedge

Art

Optimistic Darkness

By Daania Sharifi

Honor Roll

Stone Soup Honor Roll: January 2019

By The Editors

Letters to the Editor

Editor’s Note

By Emma Wood