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A Solitary Boy (July 3, 2020)

Post Age 10 Published July 5, 2020 by Ellen Yu

A Solitary Boy The morning sun shone down through the fluffy white clouds, sprinkled sparsely throughout the blue sky. A solitary boy happily skipped down a worn path starting from an old house, its p...
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Daily Creativity #74: Write a Transcription of a Sound

Post Published July 2, 2020 by Jane Levi

Can you write a sound? Not just using adjectives, or even alliteration–but actual transcription of sound? Try sitting somewhere you can listen to a common sound in your life, and try to write down e...
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Daily Creativity #71 | Flash Contest: Write about a Pivotal Weather Change

Post Published June 29, 2020 by Jane Levi

Write a poem or a story where a sudden change in the weather provides a pivotal point.
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COVID-19 Infection Simulation, a Scratch animation by Rebecca Wu, 9

Post Published June 28, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

COVID-19 Infection Simulation Rebecca Wu, 9 This is a scratch project that simulates how the virus can get spread around so quickly if we don’t keep social distance.
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James (workshop 6/19)

Post Age 14 Published June 23, 2020 by Anya Geist

James lifted his heavy backpack to sling it over his shoulder. It was navy blue, but covered in dirt and small stains, marks of a long time of use, and was ripped at the top from an unfortunate excurs...
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Daily Creativity #67: Recreate a Still Life Painting

Post Published June 23, 2020 by Jane Levi

Still life paintings are full of hidden meaning. Look carefully at “Vanitas” by Pieter Claesz (1597-1661). Make a list of at least 6 items that you can identify in it, and think about what they co...
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Daily Creativity #65: Write a Story about Animals Wandering into the World of Humans

Post Published June 19, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Now that people are staying indoors because of strict quarantining, animals all around the world are beginning to wander out of their homes and into the world of humans, from dolphins in the Venice ca...
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Hide and Seek, a short story by Adam Smith, 13

Post Published June 17, 2020 by Stone Soup Editors

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 myself off, not in a toxic or harmful way but i...
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Daily Creativity #62: Draw Shadows and Imagine Them as New Objects

Post Published June 16, 2020 by Anna Rowell

Put some objects in front of a sunny window and draw the shadows they make (if it’s not a sunny day, put your objects in front of a wall and use a bright light instead).
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Daily Creativity #57: Write from the Point of View of a Virus

Post Published June 9, 2020 by Molly Torinus

Write about what it would be like to be a virus, bacterium, or single-celled organism. (Yes, you can do this from the point of view of a coronavirus! But if that creeps you out, feel free to skip it.
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