Stone Soup Magazine
— 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...
— Life is good. Don’t be like a piece of wood— motionless, silenced. Life is good.
— A fourth-grader recalls the day a tornado warning interrupted a phonics quiz, forcing students to shelter while wind rattled the shutters outside.
— A dancer encounters a whale's ancient wisdom through a wood knot that transforms in rain and streetlight, their movements becoming shared music.
— As autumn brings a sense of spring, I sigh and eat another peach.
— A four-year-old puts a bean in her ear during preschool nap time, keeps it secret for days, and finally gets it removed at a foreign object removal clinic.