Stone Soup Magazine

Story·Rose Fischer, age 12 — A girl's birthday wish for a puppy and amazing drawing skills comes true when her drawings literally come to life, creating chaos at school.

Artwork·Paige Bean

Artwork·Anya Geist

Personal Narrative·Asher Jenvey, age 10 — A boy recounts his journey through bullying and unsupportive schools in second grade to finding real friends and better teachers by fifth grade.

Artwork·Djin Thornton

Story·Olivia Rhee, age 9 — A poor farm girl discovers money in an abandoned house, uses it for school, and starts a newspaper that leads to an unexpected friendship with a rival.

Artwork·Jena Kim

Poetry·Zeke Braman, age 9 — A nine-year-old transforms the mundane task of folding laundry into an existential meditation on life's overwhelming choices and uncertain futures.

Story·Lucy Laird, age 12 — A melodramatic sixth-grader faces her turn at kickball, convinced she'll die of embarrassment, spiraling through existential revelations before being saved by the lunch bell.

Artwork·Adele Stamenov