Stone Soup Magazine
— A girl wakes to find everything turned yellow, discovers she's colorblind, falls into despair, then inexplicably floats into the sky before landing in her mother's arms.
— A paddleboarder experiences heightened awareness of nature's details — jumping fish, water droplets, moonlight — finding beauty in imperfection and rhythm.
— A girl's obsessive attachment to a blue cookie jar leads to its loss at the beach during quarantine, forcing her to confront her dependence on the object.
— Luxurious giraffe Eats the high leaves, Stretches her neck, And watches the breeze As it blows leaves out of even her reach.
— Chittering monkey. In spring he climbs treetops, And thinks himself tall. In winter he lies down Like the rest of us all.
— A young refugee uses nature metaphors to describe feeling different and new at school — a red bird among blue birds, a fish out of water.