Stone Soup Magazine
— A cat's protective fury over its belly transforms into a meditation on violence that no one—not Earth, not people, not even the cat—truly wants.
— A playful meditation on hair elastics transforms a mundane object into something magical, capturing the physical sensation of summer heat and the relief of pulling hair back.
— You may be big You might have beauty You pull your face you smear your lips To look pretty Are you sure that is the right word More like vain
— A child's poem transforms an empty mansion into a haunted space through accumulating details of abandonment and decay.
— A young writer imagines a digital universe with corrupted code 719, where trees shake and reality glitches as everything falls apart.
— Spin! Spins the disk Confetti in my face Swing my leg Beg to stop With a colorful song Mouth worn out shoes We dance in dread till we are read...
— A space beast who devours endlessly doesn't belong in sky or sea, caught between realms with a roar that breaks doors and disturbs all peace.
— A portrait of a beloved teacher with hairy beard, runny nose, bitter jokes, and hard math who wins students over with cupcakes and stories.
— A golden elephant comes alive when no one is watching, capable of human actions like tying shoes and diving in pools, existing between performance and secret life.
— A surreal encounter at a juggle place leads to accusations of theft and a police litany of the narrator's strange misdeeds throughout the week.