Courage
— Throughout all of American history, people have protested to bring change, but do these protests actually provide an effective vehicle for social change? Peaceful protesting is a great way to...
— Writers often hear the advice: “show, don’t tell.” But what does it mean? Read and study a story from the Stone Soup archives to see the power of this technique,...
— You crouch at your owner’s feet, the wonderfully pungent, slightly bitter scent of coffee washing your mouth every time you open it. You long for when you can taste the...
— By Sabrina Guo, 12 Writing My Own Path As a child, I loved the smell of libraries. I would flip through the pages of any book, and take a good,...
— I fingered my pencil nervously as I stared ahead at the big screen. A new question appeared. This was it. After this question, it would be my turn. I was...
— It was a beautiful fall morning. The sun was out. The sky was clear. A perfect day to go biking. “Did they call you back yet?” I asked my mom....
— Do you like sad books? I can’t stand them. Time after time I try a book and then stop it in the middle because it makes me miserable. It really...
— One of my goals last year was to read a lot of books. I wanted to reach 50, but once I reached it, I knew I could aim higher. I...
— I used to not look forward to having to get up so early in the morning, get ready so quickly, eat breakfast in minutes and rush into the car starting...
— Sometimes at Stone Soup we receive several submissions that have to do with the same topic. Over the past weeks, we’ve received several related to gun violence, most notably school...