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Death by Kickball

by Lucy Laird Age 12

Published November 22, 2020

Time slows to a crawl as Elenora wonders if she will make it out of a game of kickball alive...
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The Serenity of the Simple Inquiry

by Ella Yamamura, Art by Sage Millen Age 12

Published November 22, 2020

Ms. Lavender asked a simple question—why can’t Dawn answer it? We sat in a circle, everybody facing my second-grade teacher,...
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Balancing My Nerves and a Bike

by Audrey Young

Published October 19, 2020

My mom used to like telling people about how she was in labor with me for over 36 hours. She...
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Regrets and Broken Gas Pumps

by Sydney Burr, Art by Leah Koutal

Published October 18, 2020

I’m pumping gas in the summer sun but the only gallons I can think about are the gallons of sweat...
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The Mystery of Mike

by Panagiotis Apatsidis Gunaratnam, Art by Caitlin Goh

Published October 18, 2020

CHAPTER 1: WESTWAY PRIMARY SCHOOL MYSTERY Westway Primary School children were like bees because they were busy and they always...
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Not Mom’s Best Friend

by Jamison Freis, Art by Parinita Chandrashekar

Published October 18, 2020

Beatrix pushed Arthur again, and Arthur grew a new bruise on his head and a new scrape on his arm....
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Cheating

by Kyler Min, Art by Margaret Fulop

Published October 18, 2020

Evelyn could never forget Sophie’s eyes—they were like black holes that sucked up every answer that Evelyn had written down....
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The Book With No Words

by Michaela Frey, Art by Jackie Cutrona

Published September 21, 2020

StoneSoupMagazine · Book With No Words by Michaela Fray, 12 Meri struggles to find her voice again One word today,...
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My Life as A Tree

by Aiden Chen, Art by Cecilia Yang

Published September 21, 2020

Being a tree is not easy or peaceful as it seems I flew through the brisk, cool air of the...
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The Last Birthday Boy

by Olivia Ladell, Art by Cora Burch

Published September 18, 2020

It was the big day. After years of preparation, they were finally ready. The apocalypse had shattered, and would shatter,...
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Death by Kickball

Story Age 12 Published November 22, 2020 by Lucy Laird

Time slows to a crawl as Elenora wonders if she will make it out of a game of kickball alive 11:56, 11:57. I stared at my watch. The seconds ticked by oh so slowly.
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The Serenity of the Simple Inquiry

Story Age 12 Published November 22, 2020 by Ella Yamamura, Art by Sage Millen

Ms. Lavender asked a simple question—why can’t Dawn answer it? We sat in a circle, everybody facing my second-grade teacher, Ms. Lavender. She handed everyone a slip of paper.
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Balancing My Nerves and a Bike

Story Published October 19, 2020 by Audrey Young

My mom used to like telling people about how she was in labor with me for over 36 hours. She would laugh and say that I was so comfortably curled up inside that I didn’t feel like coming out, and wh...
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Regrets and Broken Gas Pumps

Story Published October 18, 2020 by Sydney Burr, Art by Leah Koutal

I’m pumping gas in the summer sun but the only gallons I can think about are the gallons of sweat that I’m sweating although it doesn’t make a difference anyhow and there are no good movies out ...
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The Mystery of Mike

Story Published October 18, 2020 by Panagiotis Apatsidis Gunaratnam, Art by Caitlin Goh

CHAPTER 1: WESTWAY PRIMARY SCHOOL MYSTERY Westway Primary School children were like bees because they were busy and they always had something to do.
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Not Mom’s Best Friend

Story Published October 18, 2020 by Jamison Freis, Art by Parinita Chandrashekar

Beatrix pushed Arthur again, and Arthur grew a new bruise on his head and a new scrape on his arm. Beatrix is the school bully and is always picking on other kids. Arthur is one of those kids.
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Cheating

Story Published October 18, 2020 by Kyler Min, Art by Margaret Fulop

Evelyn could never forget Sophie’s eyes—they were like black holes that sucked up every answer that Evelyn had written down. Even though Mrs. Walls watched the students closely, Sophie still manag...
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The Book With No Words

Story Published September 21, 2020 by Michaela Frey, Art by Jackie Cutrona

StoneSoupMagazine · Book With No Words by Michaela Fray, 12 Meri struggles to find her voice again One word today, thought Meri. * * * Yesterday was three words.
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My Life as A Tree

Story Published September 21, 2020 by Aiden Chen, Art by Cecilia Yang

Being a tree is not easy or peaceful as it seems I flew through the brisk, cool air of the morning as a tiny seed, wondering where I would land. With a dull thud that echoed in my ears, I crashed on...
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The Last Birthday Boy

Story Published September 18, 2020 by Olivia Ladell, Art by Cora Burch

It was the big day. After years of preparation, they were finally ready. The apocalypse had shattered, and would shatter, the lives of too many, and the government feared that Earth would soon become...
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