The Arts

Curriculum· — Rewrite an exciting episode from a favorite novel as a Ballad at least 30 lines long.

Curriculum· — Choose one of these opening lines from classic novels, and use it as the starting point for your own short story. “There was no possibility of taking a walk that...

Stories·Madeline Kline — I sit on the piano bench, eyes closed and listening to the music pouring out of the computer screen. Nervous about my turn, whether the microphone will work, whether I’ll...

Curriculum· — Pick a color and draw a person that you believe best personifies the color.

Writing Workshop· — An update from our sixteenth 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...

Curriculum· — Flip through a book or magazine and pick five to ten words that interest you, and write a piece using those words.

Curriculum· — Take a panorama image with your phone/ tablet/ other device with this feature, but move the camera quickly around the room or area to create a collage of your surroundings.

Editorial· — A Wish for a Brighter Tomorrow Chloe Mancini, 9  

Curriculum· — Create an art piece using any number of colors that don’t usually work together.

Curriculum· — Create a poem with an eerie or creepy tone. You can make the poem as nonsensical or as relatable as possible, but retain the sense of being unsettled throughout. This...