Stone Soup Magazine

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

Poetry·Luka Simpson-Khan — A witch narrates her daily routine of potion-making, mushroom hunting, fortune-telling, and mirror-breaking, all told with playful rhyming couplets.

Story·Beatrice C. de Baca — A girl who lives in a pumpkin house sells pies to buy a silk dress for a quinceañera, disguises herself to attend, but finds acceptance when her friend defends her.

Story·Ava Jamieson — A girl finds a dying kitten in the snow and her veterinary-student sister saves it, bringing the sisters closer after growing apart.

Artwork·Rosemary Brandon

Poetry·Raya Ilieva — A girl and her brother search for an owl in the woods, find it perched on an oak tree, and watch in wonder until it flies away.

Artwork·Serena Li