Stone Soup Magazine

Artwork·Arwen Gamez

Poetry·Emma Catherine Hoff — A woman sits alone in an automat, invisible to others, as her hair whispers conflicting advice and laughing people demand she smile.

Poetry·Emma Catherine Hoff — A woman falls through collapsing stairs, her body fragmenting into surreal objects—banjo, Picasso painting, brooms—while she prays not to be seen or painted.

Poetry·Ian Maduff — A car journey through an Indiana wind farm becomes a meditation on movement, shadows, and the hypnotic rhythm of spinning turbines.

Poetry·Mirabel Sandler — A poem contrasts natural elements with human infrastructure, calling for a shift in how we see and treat the earth's beauty.

Artwork·Emma Catherine Hoff

Artwork·Bala Harini Ramesh

Poetry·Teagen Christensen, Art by Bala Harini Ramesh — My best friend devoured my heart My Vision was changed. I dragged myself forward. I see someone disappear in the distance. I think I am not myself

Story·Camille Scott — A Jewish girl flees Vienna after Kristallnacht, separated from her family and sent alone to Switzerland while her deported brother's fate remains unknown.

Artwork·Patrick Nguyen