Stone Soup Magazine
— A girl labeled 'alien' by her friend for her waterproof hair and quirks observes the equally strange behaviors of everyone around her at what seems to be a summer camp.
— A World War II veteran visits his best friend's grave, triggering memories of the day Joseph died saving him in a jungle ambush.
— A girl escapes her parents on a forest hike, then later that night returns to the woods alone to weep in a moonlit clearing.
— A lonely girl exploring a castle during a field trip gets trapped in a closet and meets Jane, a mysterious servant girl who wants to be best friends forever.
— The kids they play around you The dads just back from work They laze and gaze into you, at the lovely sway of the trees of the trees, of the...
— A year cycles through in verse, each month captured in its own stanza with sensory details of weather, nature, and seasonal rituals.
— A child imagines living inside a snow globe where friends appear during a blizzard, counting snowflakes and jumping like glitter in the swirling water.