Loss & Grief

Stories·Enni Harlan — Evgenia Caranelli stood in the doorway of her mansion. She eyed her unexpected visitor, a mere child who appeared intimidated by the elderly woman’s manner. Most people were intimidated by...

Blog Post· — Artwork: The Scream by Edvard Munch I penetrated the famous artwork with my gaze as I imagined myself inside the painting–glorious, I thought. The colors swirled around the painting–some wobbly,...

Stories·Kanav Kachoria — The Man With The Somber Book – Seventh Stone Soup Entry – (Topic: Writing About Reading) Here this mysterious man was. His black and very large pupils staring at the...

Stories·Vishnu Mangipudi — John was a tall, slender, middle-aged man that had loved sightseeing from a young age. He had enjoyed going to parks, loving to birdwatch and hike on mountainous terrain. He...

Writing Workshop· — An update from our twelfth Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all...

Stories·Enni Harlan — A young girl crept down the carpeted stairs nimbly, as quiet as a mouse. Her face was stony and lacking any sign of childhood’s innocence, despite her youth. She was...

Curriculum· — What is the kindest thing anyone has ever done for you? What is the meanest thing anyone has ever done to you? Spend a few minutes meditating on these two...

Stories·Allegra Maio — ​ ​Fiery Blue  Most people that use the word fiery use it before the word red.  And that’s true. My hair is red but my heart is blue. What I...

Blog Post· — Unforgiven is my favorite Western movie and my second favorite movie of all time, which is really saying something, considering the number of movies I’ve been watching on Netflix since...

Blog Post· — 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....