Stone Soup

Where young artists paint the world with words

The international magazine of stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists. Published continuously since 1973.

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Daily Creativity #12: Write a Story in the Second Person

More often than not, we write stories in the first person (I) or the third (she or he).

Today we have a new challenge: write a short story narrated in the second person—i.e. “You open the door. You see this…”