Stone Soup Magazine

Artwork·Sierra Glassman — Cedar Waxwing

Poetry·Stewart Hoelscher — A child's meditation on the moon's solitude and steadfast companionship with Earth, emphasizing its loneliness through repetition.

Artwork·Ula Pomian

Poetry·Sophia Dahlin — A teacher introduces experimental poetry written by multilingual students in Shanghai, created through unconventional writing prompts designed to spark wild imagination.

Artwork·Lara Katz

Poetry·Gabriel Levy, age 9 — A young writer describes the frustration of writer's block like drowning in lava and the relief of finding words like sleeping on a smooth waterfall.

Book Review·Margaret Peterson Haddix, Reviewed by Eliza Smith — Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix; Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers: New York, 2011; $11.99 Uprising. One word, but somehow this meager collection of letters presents readers with strong,...

Poetry·Emilei Lu, age 11 — A young writer describes preparing for the journey into imagination like bundling up for winter, knowing she might not find her way back.

Poetry·Angelina Lu, age 11 — A dreamlike poem where nothing and noone inhabit a valley of inverted colors and upside-down trees, until someone and everyone arrive to paint the sky with love.

Poetry·Gilbert Huang, age 9 — A boy's stream of anxious questions about loneliness, belonging, and fear spirals into a plea for connection and normalcy.