“Snow Over Clouds” by Hannah Parker, 12 Published in Stone Soup December 2018 A note from Sarah Ainsworth Having grown up in California, I can’t say that I am very familiar with snowy, cold winters. But now, living in Canada for graduate school, it’s something I am slowly getting used to. This week, I had […]
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Huài shì hǎo shì (Evil Things, Good Things)
Every New Year’s Eve, my friend tells me she smashes six pomegranates on her lawn, and when I ask her why, she says it is because she is Greek, and when I want to understand more of what she means, I read up on pomegranates in Greek mythology, discovering that after Persephone was abducted by […]
Saturday Newsletter: December 14, 2019
“A Glimpse of Winter” by Hannah Parker, 13 (South Burlington, VT), published in Stone Soup December 2019 A note from William Rubel For our adult readers Firstly, I’d like to thank those of you who have so far given to our Annual Fundraising Drive. Your vote of confidence in us is much appreciated. Thank you. […]
Editor’s Note
Sometimes not a lot happens in the stories we publish. This is not the case in this issue! In these stories, a young boy, still reeling from his father’s death, fights to save the world; a journalist travels to a refugee camp in war-ridden Syria; a Parisian street orphan befriends an old woman who has […]
There Goes the Sun
A strange man appears in Robin’s house one day and attempts to enlist him in the battle to save the Infinity Realm Robin stared at the orange plaid subway seat across from him, thinking about his father. How he always liked listening to “Yellow Submarine.” How after all that Robin had been through, his dad’s […]
Saturday Newsletter: November 2, 2019
Which Way Car Wash by Nicholas Taplitz, 13 (Los Angeles, CA)Published in Stone Soup November 2019, illustrating “A Monarch’s Way” by Alexa Rivera Rockwood, 12 (Potomac, MD) A note from William Rubel Before talking about this photograph and the story “A Monarch’s Way Through,” I want to once again thank all of you who contributed […]
Saturday Newsletter: October 5, 2019
Magic Flowers by Analise Braddock, 8 (Katonah, NY) illustrating “In a Jar” by Hudson Benites, 11 (Excelsior, MN) Published in Stone Soup September 2019 A note from William Rubel Firstly, before getting into today’s feature story and art, I’d like to thank everyone who responded so quickly to our Refugee Project appeal. You almost […]
Cyberpunk: High Tech, Low Life
Introduction The following collection contains a variety of essays on science fiction and fantasy. Each one is short, and explores only a specific element of the genres. These are the elements I find most interesting. I have long been fascinated by science fiction and fantasy, with a slight bias towards science fiction. With science fiction […]
Saturday Newsletter: September 21, 2019
Sunset SilhouettesAnya Geist, 12 (Worcester, MA)Published in Stone Soup September 2019 A note from William Rubel Congratulations to all the winners in our book contest! We are excited this week to announce the winners of Stone Soup’s first annual book contest, and we can’t wait to share their work with you in 2020. First Place Three Days […]
In a Jar
Before a long heat wave turned the Earth into a desert, one person preserved each season I live in a tiny town. It’s not on any map you’ll ever see—except these days a map won’t help you. Everything looks the same. There are no landmarks. Things are being destroyed as fast as they are being […]
