To my left: warm love,
to my right tools upon tools:
A pile of sleep aids.
To my left: warm love,
to my right tools upon tools:
A pile of sleep aids.
Sonia Chintha is an Indian American writer who lives in the Washington DC area. She blogs, writes poetry, and fiction. She is also an English teacher who believes that our experiences teach us more than any test. She is the founder and co-editor of Good Little Girls.




The raucous laughter slips into the hallway, vibrates, echoes, pulsates out onto the road. It is our last hour together: this specific combination of personalities.

The first time I saw The Santa Clause, I was 14 and should have been more interested in fashion and boys. But I was still