Contents

Letter From the Editor

Editor’s Note

By Emma Wood

Stories

Mystery

The Ghost of the Forest

By Carmen Flax, Art by Sloka Ganne

A mysterious, ghostly figure wanders the forest at night

Stories

Moving-New-Home

The Tree Outside My Window

By Daniel Shaw

As he moves to a new room in a new house, a boy recalls his view from his old window

Stories

Science-Fiction

In a Jar

By Hudson Benites, Art by Analise Braddock

Before a long heat wave turned the Earth into a desert, one person preserved each season

Stories

Fantasy

Land of the Giiants

By Alex Berman

A description of the fantastical creature the giiant and its remote island

Stories

Theatre

Windsong

By Emma McKinny

Anticipation builds as Emma awaits her father’s opening-night performance in a new opera

Stories

Nature

Migration

By Sierra Glassman

A crane braves hazardous conditions to complete his first migration

Poems

Poetry-Nature

The Mountain

By Rhône Galchen

Poems

Poetry-Nature

Northern Night

By Poppy Lowenthal Walsh, Art by Hannah Parker

Poems

Poetry-Animals

Why Frogs Croak in Wet Weather

By Malcolm Dillehay and Bryan Lux

Art

Mirror Mirror

By Avery Multer

Art

A Lonely Girl

By Sloka Ganne

Art

Magic Flowers

By Analise Braddock

Art

Snowflake Hiding in Blues

By Hannah Parker

Art

Lady in Red

By Alexa Zhang

Art

Artist Portfolio: Sierra Glassman

By Sierra Glassman

Honor Roll

Stone Soup Honor Roll: October 2019

By The Editors