Stone Soup Magazine

Artwork·Chenya He

Poetry·Lily Efergan — My sneakers, sneakers, sneakers They call me every day So I can put them on Hooray, Hooray! Oh sneakers, I’m coming, I’m coming I have to put my socks on...

Artwork·Angelo Theodore

Book Review·Parwana Amiri — “Once upon a time, from a wounded land/ My family was pushed to leave our homeland,” writes Parwana Amiri in her book of poems, We will fly higher. This collection...

Artwork·Madeline Male

Story·Willem Ehret — Lonely Athena, tired of being mocked by the other gods, invents humans to worship her wisdom, then cleverly trades each god's modifications for respect and power.

Artwork·Ariel Makri Levy

Personal Narrative·Norah Lu — A student transforms an accidental crayon mark on her butterfly drawing into a flower, turning a mistake into creative opportunity.

Artwork·Arwen Gamez

Poetry·Julia Xu — A poem observing wildfire from a distance, exploring the paralysis of witnessing destruction while remaining safe on a green mountain.