Stone Soup Magazine

Artwork·Anika Yorkhall

Personal Narrative·Claire Pan, age 11 — An eight-year-old navigates her first solo bus ride, ice-skating camp, and the small victories of a shy kid finding courage in new experiences.

Artwork·Astrid Young

Poetry·Elizabeth Blake — The ocean is a place I never want to leave It has my personality It is gentle like me It is calm like me It is a representative of me!

Poetry·Blythe Davis, age 9 — A child observes how her cat's contented tiredness differs from human exhaustion and imagines a world where we could all be tired in that peaceful, satisfied way.

Artwork·Anushka Trivedi

Personal Narrative·Ryan Behr, age 11 — A second-grader's excitement about presenting a class panorama project turns to dread when a strict teacher punishes him for moving a tiny Lego boat.

Artwork·Audrey Champness

Poetry·Necla Asveren, age 12 — After humanity reaches for the stars and drowns in riches, survivors emerge from bunkers to find a transformed world with golden moons and purple grass.

Artwork·Aspen Clayton