Stone Soup Magazine

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.

Poetry·Laylah Burstein — As autumn brings a sense of spring, I sigh and eat another peach.

Artwork·Julia Hakanson

Personal Narrative·Carolina Ulloa-Compton — 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.

Artwork·Brook Taintor