Now that people are staying indoors because of strict quarantining, animals all around the world are beginning to wander out of their homes and into the world of humans, from dolphins in the Venice canals, coyotes in San Francisco, and herds of goats roaming the streets of Wales. Write a story about what those animals are thinking and experiencing. Consider submitting your story to our COVID-19 blog submissions category!
Stone Soup Magazine for young readers, writers, and artists
Future, some hopeful thoughts from Jaz, 14
Future Jaz, 14 I hope the next time I see this it’s me in highschool, but I just wanted to say that 8th grade was probably the best year of my life. This year meant so much to me, because I actually felt happy that I have amazing friends that I get to spend my time with, and get out of my comfort zone. But mostly this year I’ve gotten to learn more about myself, and who I want to be and what I want to do in my future. But unfortunately we didn’t get to finish the year off. I hope that when I’m reading this it’s all over, and we get to live our normal lives again. I hope that I’m able to drive a car, go to my first prom, and be able to graduate highschool. By then I’ll be going to medical school, and living a successful life with my family supporting by my side, and able to tell my kids about this crazy pandemic that happened in 2020.
Very Unusual, a poem by Tracy Shi, 11
Very Unusual Tracy Shi, 11 Everybody is at home in the House Siblings shouting at each other every day I think my eardrums would break if I had eardrums, says the House. The TV used so often now I’ll never be able to have a break if I keep being used every five minutes exclaims the TV. Very Unusual Books are now being stacked onto tables taken off of book shelves Being read everyday over and over again. I’ve never been used this much, says many books. Something is out of place Very Unusual I used to be used every day in the morning and afternoon But now I just sit in the garage says the car all lonely. The only time I’m used now is when going to the grocery store. Nobody is rushing to drive to send their kids to school, everybody is all at home. Very Unusual People wearing masks wherever they go carrying hand sanitizer Disinfecting everything from doorknobs to furniture and floors. Very Unusual I say The streets are quiet, Not the usual traffic that comes around this time. When I go outside I can feel the wind in my hair– The birds chirping happily perched in their unbothered trees. As you can see the Earth is quite happy at this time “Alas I can rest some more before it goes back to what it was before” replies the Earth. Very Unusual This is the street, empty, but usually at this time there’s a lot of traffic.
