Stone Soup Magazine
— A girl with severe food allergies navigates birthday parties, medical emergencies, and social awkwardness, ultimately finding strength in her difference rather than shame.
— A young writer explores identity through an 'I AM' poem format, weaving together dreams of unicorns, talking dogs, and the worry of dying too soon.
— An art student struggles to paint a childhood memory she doesn't have, ultimately creating a canvas that blends her parents' first meeting with imagined moments they never shared.
— A 13-year-old chronicles raising her 4-H pig Ash from spring to fair, knowing she'll have to sell him for slaughter, wrestling with love and loss.
— A family camping on their way to Oregon encounters bears eating their leftovers under the stars, turning a routine stop into a magical moment.
— A wolf moves through a moonlit forest after rain, howls to awaken the night creatures, then watches as the forest comes alive around him.