Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Emma Wood
Fiction
The Violin Lady
By Eleazar Reiner, Art by Nora Giuffrida
Hoa wonders about the mysterious lady who is always playing the violin
Fiction
Escape from Manzular
By Cecilia Hodgman, Art by Sabrina Lu
Pearl dreams of escaping Manzular, a once-peaceful world controlled by an evil witch
Memoir
Precious Snow
By Mia Xu, Art by Karuna Yang
The narrator relishes the first snow of the year
Memoir
Never Stop Imagining
By Rachel Jess Bueker, Art by Analise Braddock
The writer’s imagination turns a pile of driftwood into a pirate ship
Memoir
The Apartment
By Viviana Perez, Art by Tutu Lin
The narrator says goodbye to her great-grandmother’s apartment
Memoir
Slip, Crash, Boom
By Eloïse de Larquier, Art by Tutu Lin
A fun backyard play session with friends takes a turn when Eloïse falls off the monkey bars
Poem
Fun in Winter
By John Dubinsky
Poem
Snow-Sleet
By Teagan Browne
Poem
Ghost I Saw
By Teagan Browne
Poem
Simplicity
By Satya Villacorta, Art by Tatum Lovely
Poem
Sounds of My Street
By Madeleine Palter, Art by Audrey Li
Poem
The Pathway
By Jasmine Manderson-Arnott
Poem
Evergreen
By Oisin Stephens, Art by Sabrina Lu
Poem
Wish Upon
By Anna Weinberg, Art by Ahaana Gangwal
Art
Sunrise Sword
By Karuna Yang
Art
Lemon and Flower Pot
By Elsa Altschuler
Art
Grand View
By Analise Braddock
Art
Ship Up
By Analise Braddock
Art
Shipwreck
By Sage Millen
Art
Space Mushrooms
By Delilah Prager
Art
Soaring Away
By Sabrina Lu
Art
Red Galaxy
By Ahaana Gangwal
Art
Carrots
By Aspen Clayton
Art
Power and Beauty
By Aspen Clayton
Highlights from StoneSoup.com
Highlight from Stonesoup.com
By Maya Mahoney, Art by Tutu Lin
An update from the thirty-fifth meeting on the Stone Soup Book Club for Writers