Stone Soup Magazine

Personal Narrative·Maya Hooda, age 10 — A girl mourns her grandmother who ran a bookshop, remembering her generosity to a barefoot child and the patient way she taught her to bake.

Artwork·Claire Jiang

Artwork·Leticia Cheng

Poetry·Iris Chalfen, age 8 — A child captures the moment of falling asleep after shared laughter, hiding a precious feeling deep inside for safekeeping.

Artwork·Sage Millen

Poetry·Eily A. Chiu, age 9 — A child greets morning in a garden filled with roosters, geese, flowers, and a brook, experiencing each element as a gift from the natural world.

Personal Narrative·Mason Li, age 8 — A student navigates the emotional journey of taking a Chinese test, from initial focus through panic about a forgotten word to final triumph.

Story·Jonah Christiansen-Barker, age 13 — A young boy writes stories in an alley, facing adults who question his identity as a writer until he discovers his own definition of being published.

Artwork·Sage Millen

Poetry·Iris Chalfen — Whitewrite Flyhigh Windwing Blossombright Songsoul Mebe Beebold