Friendship
— There once was a short, stubby, old man whom everyone called Ol' Stephens who lived by himself down the road. His house was in terrible shape; with holes in the...
— Pigeon City Charis Choy, 11 Amber rays of sunlight flooded through the city, casting long shadows behind the tall buildings. A glint of sun caught on dark grey feathers as...
— The girl’s leg bounced up and down, jittery and uncalm. Right now, she was sitting straight up, rigid in her chair, but she figured in a few minutes she would...
— An update from our tenth and eleventh Book Club meetings! Over the past two weeks, the Stone Soup Book Club has discussed The List, by Patricia Forde, a dystopian novel...
— Write about the most interesting people you know. They can be your age, older, or younger. They don’t have to be considered interesting by anyone but you. They just have...
— Your main character’s sibling, cousin, or best friend has been given a prize, award, honor or other distinction that they had hoped to receive for themselves. Write a story about...
— Four-Person Conflict by Peri Gordon, 10 Xander and Dylan have been secretly robbing the town, not even telling their respective wives, Elise and Sandra. Those wives found out, though, and...
— Some of the earliest novels were written in the form of letters between characters. Try writing a story as a series of text messages, group chats, emails, letters or postcards...
— A Wise and Happy Boy – Sixth Stone Soup Entry – (Topic – Describe Character and Traits) Charles sits under a tree every day beside his barn writing poems, He...
— Hide and Seek Adam Smith, 13 I laughed as I charged along the tree-lined sunlit path with my friends in tow. I slipped, and we all giggled as I dusted...