Stone Soup Magazine

Personal Narrative·Clementine Lewis — A young swimmer discovers the underwater world of a Bermuda coral reef, encountering a parrotfish that transforms her understanding of the ocean.

Artwork·Chrysanthi Constantinou

Poetry·Amity Doyle — Oh, write me a chapter, one where I am none, the trees lash merrily, the sun is dim, a muted invitation, for me, for you.

Poetry·Amity Doyle — On the water the bugs float, lazily, legs stretched out, looking to grip a stick or stone, camouflaged in serenity, as if, do I have to hide from frogs today?

Artwork·Madeline Male

Poetry·Amity Doyle — A tree alone in a honeysuckle field becomes a meditation on loneliness and loss, its reaching branches mirroring human grief.

Artwork·Tutu Lin

Poetry·Benjamin Feinberg — A young poet observes rivers, leaves, clouds, and birds, concluding with the hope that nature returns their love.

Artwork·Victoria Gong

Poetry·William Clark — A playful, energetic poem captures the exhausting joy of endless banter, with words crashing together like the conversation itself until silence finally arrives.