Stone Soup Magazine
— A farming couple who despise cats accidentally bring home two from the shelter, then discover the resulting litter makes perfect garden tillers.
— A student's school bag becomes impossibly heavy with metaphorical weight until they decide their health matters more than attendance.
— A student's back-to-school list prioritizes soccer gear, cologne, and hair gel over school supplies, reluctantly adding pencils at the end.
— Autumn comes alive through sensory comparisons — rainbows after rain, warm pumpkin seeds, leaves showering down, and sun playing hide-and-seek with clouds.