Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Diane Landolf
Fiction
War and Pieces (Part I)
By Alice Pak, Art by Alice Pak
Misha experiences the first signs of unrest in the Donetsk region of Ukraine
Fiction
Astrophe
By Giles Trim, Art by Yanling Lin
A cat tries to avoid a trip to a fearful place
Fiction
Growth
By Evangeline Gustavson, Art by Kate Fullem
A woman gives love and life to a special plant
Fiction
Valerie Li & the Library of Alexandria
By Jubilee Sung, Art by Madeline Male
A clever, determined girl builds a time machine and visits the Great Library of Alexandria
Fiction
You Remember
By Beatrix Mackil, Art by Yanling Lin
The second-person protagonist pieces together memories of a life
Memoir
I Don’t Want to Run
By Dante Chowla-Song, Art by Victoria Gong
Bird-watching helps Dante find peace after the death of his grandfather
Memoir
Elena’s Scarf
By Siyona Agarwal, Art by Claire Cui
Siyona’s family ends a memorable trip to San Sebastian with a delicious Basque meal.
Poems
Dress
By Jaslene Kwack
Poems
Bright Buds
By Avery Parsons-Carswell
Poems
Mirror, Mirror
By Avery Parsons-Carswell
Poems
Lighthouse and I
By Aiden Zhang
Poems
Memory Rock
By Clarie Pierce
Poems
Untitled
By Iris Chalfen
Poems
Crickets
By Marjane Searl
Poems
Sunset
By Marjane Searl
Poems
Southwold
By Iris Chalfen
Poems
Spring Will Revive
By Hana Shqairat
Art
Flower Crown
By Alice Pak
Art
Mountain
By Kate Fullem
Art
Strawberry Fields
By Natalie Yue
Art
Rectangular Sky
By Madeline Male
Art
Game of Peekaboo
By Hannah Parker
Art
Feathers
By Victoria Gong
Art
Electric
By Natalie Yue
Art
Betta Fish
By Claire Cui
Highlights from StoneSoup.com
Highlight from Stonesoup.com
By Nova Macknik-Conde, Art by Yanling Lin
This fiction story is inspired by real events from the lives of my two guinea pigs, Oreo and Snickerdoodle, who were rescued from Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, in late 2021.
