Friendship

Stories·Lina Kim — Long ago, King Richard ruled the kingdom of Jurdenta. He was respected by all. He was very generous. He would donate food and gold to homeless shelters and orphanages, he...

Stories·Pranjoli Sadhukha — Jack Lyra hadn’t spoken in months. She had stayed in her room ever since the accident. Her life seemed vacant since the fateful day a brother and sister wandered too...

Book Club· — An update from our twenty-fourth Book Club meeting! On Saturday, February 27, the Stone Soup Book Club discussed The Thing About Jellyfish, by Ali Benjamin. The story is moving; it...

Stories·Pranjoli Sadhukha — The Unremarkable Mr. Nicholas Smith Nicholas always had an uncanny ability to stand out in a crowd. It wasn’t just how his name always seemed to be reversed. The electric...

Stories·Susana Martinez-Conde — Wrika intelelo Boombalis rikathes talesthe Inglais Transthon The People of Bumblelore Written in Bumblish with the English Translation Boombalis (Bumblish) Tiffy Lano sayte, “Iyekos seyelo! Nafe mapo talaling serali! Belalee...

Stories·Josh Elman — The Calls of a Dolphin    Tall conifers swayed gently in the evening breeze, tilting toward the  Pacific coast, as if craning their long necks toward the water’s edge. Children ...

Stories·Lina Kim — I flew down the stairs and threw a satchel over my shoulder, quickly shoving on my shoes. I’m late, I’m late, were the only words going through my brain. More...

Stories·Josh Elman — The Guinea Pig Left Behind    The guinea pig shuffled around, pacing in her cage, and padding about on the  soft scraps of wood beneath her paws. She had been...