Stone Soup Magazine
— A girl plants magical colorful flowers in her gray town that's been mourning a hurricane, transforming it from grief to hope despite the mayor's opposition.
— A child reading in a blanket fort is frightened by strange noises at night, tears damaging their library book before discovering it's just the wind.
— A girl with a vast imagination discovers her father is the legendary Bird of Steel and must steal his power to save Riverhaven from eternal conflict between humans and magical...
— A 10-year-old recounts the day she had to put down Cody, her elderly pet rat, six months after losing his brother Spencer.
— When humans sleep, kitchen objects come alive for nightly revelry — dancing in washcloth dresses, gossiping, playing ping-pong, and sneaking cookie crumbs before dawn signals their return to stillness.