A Good Little Girls Zine

Illustration by Deema Alwa
by Susan Chung

2:37am

I wake up

eyes wide open
body is alert
I sit up

Why did I say that?
What are they thinking?
What should I do?

Detainee

Scream: Detainee

Illustration by Jill Kimura Scream: Detainee by Sonia Chintha today I sat at a tablerectangular in shapelong and widewith seven white people in powernext to

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Bird Set Free

Illustration by Deema Alawa Bird Set Free by Melani Dhason WomanDaughter Sister Middle-childIndianChristian KindHelpfulSelf-sacrificingSelf-sufficientSubmissiveObedient Good gradesCollegeCareerMarriageBabiesMore babies Cook, clean, work, work, workHelp, help, HELP!YOU’VE GOT TO! My

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The Division of Selves

Illustration by Deema Alawa The Division of Selves by Pari Fahim Goff I. Minutes into that first class –two and a half fulldecades since she’s doneanything

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Remains

Illustration by Allie Olivares remains by Abigail Hawk remains to have: in the keep of a sun both fresh and sodden,I wander and witness shivering

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Pooja’s Last Day

Illustration by Deema Alawa Pooja’s Last Day by Sonia Chintha “We have to make a full tea set.” “Okay, okay,” Pooja said. She dug deep

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Illustration by Deema Alwa
We Were Queens by Parivash Goff

This was a stolen October day, six hours of teaching traded for a two hour flight and a reunion of faces that hadn’t been together for at least five years. The Seattle sky was an infinite sea awash in sunlight. Heat glared down on her as former coworker after former coworker shimmied down the aisle to their seats, watching this game was the backdrop to gather once again. She basked in their company, these people whom she could unabashedly be her truest around. How long it had been since she felt her self this big.

 

Issue 13

Scream: Unbecoming

Illustration by Jill Kimura Scream: Unbecoming by Sonia Chintha Dear Readers, I started the theme of this issue with a list of things I wanted

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We Were Queens

Illustration by Deema Alawa We Were Queens by Parivash Goff This was a stolen October day, six hours of teaching traded for a two hour

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Free Woman: Has Become

Illustration by Allie Olivares Free Woman: Has Become by Sonia Chintha “Do you want to try to have kids again?” Dr. Jenson asked.“No.” A weight

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Blog

Na illu

I went here and there all in one day, an endless hunt for more and have come back home. Home where the scent of steamed

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Sweet Molasses

In the syrupy pool of twisted lies, we are toys that stick to every surface Although on the Inside we are independent, healthy, most important

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Democracy, Compromised

Democracy, Compromised Inside this cave they say no one can see me but next to me is an army of warrioresses  preparing for battle in

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Plan B

Plan B I swallow hard, surprised by the melancholy that fills me. Side effects include nausea, headache, fatigue, breast tenderness the label spits at me.

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