Stone Soup Magazine

Personal Narrative·Iwan Lee — A child recalls the surprise trip to the airport to pick up their new puppy, Yoda, arriving from Korea on Halloween day.

Artwork·Rosemary Brandon

Story·Aaron Bogner — An alien boy playing hide-and-seek accidentally gets sealed in a delivery box and shipped across his massive city before being discovered and returned home.

Artwork·Anushka Trivedi

Poetry·Arjun Nair — Water freezes while dripping down from the ledge of my house, forming icicles no bigger than a mouse. The moment the sun strikes— a burning glare. They turn into nothing...

Poetry·Arjun Nair — Life is good. Don’t be like a piece of wood— motionless, silenced. Life is good.

Personal Narrative·Lily Harlan — A fourth-grader recalls the day a tornado warning interrupted a phonics quiz, forcing students to shelter while wind rattled the shutters outside.

Artwork·Joey Vasaturo

Artwork·Leticia Cheng

Poetry·Laylah Burstein — A dancer encounters a whale's ancient wisdom through a wood knot that transforms in rain and streetlight, their movements becoming shared music.