Stone Soup Magazine

Poetry·Alyssa Wu, age 13 — A pantoum explores the isolation of depression when others dismiss your pain, repeating lines that circle like the thoughts they describe.

Story·Raya Ilieva, age 10 — When her parents announce their divorce, twelve-year-old Kate runs away to the beach but realizes she needs her family—even if it's changing.

Artwork·Emi Le

Poetry·Andy Li — Spring is green People roam about Roars fill the jungle air Iguanas sleep in the trees New flowers are blooming Great

Story·Jack Meyer, age 13 — Two next-door-neighbor boys share mint chocolate chip ice cream and play video games on a windy spring afternoon, their friendship revealed through accumulated details.

Artwork·Lauren Yu

Story·Georgia Melnick, age 12 — Ten-year-old Tallulah struggles with leaving her small yellow house until she learns her aunt is moving into their old home, making the new place feel familiar.

Artwork·Emi Le

Personal Narrative·Lily Shi, age 11 — At a national dance competition, a girl remembers her grandmother's sacrificed dream and her team's journey from regional defeat to championship victory.

Artwork·Sage Millen — Artist’s statement I got into dance photography about three years ago. Looking back on that first photo shoot with dancer Lizzie Garraway, 13, who is featured as the solo dancer...