The ultimate measure of a woman
is not how many balls she can keep up in the air,
but in the strength she gives herself to stand up for her needs!
The ultimate measure of a woman
is not how many balls she can keep up in the air,
but in the strength she gives herself to stand up for her needs!
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.





She peck, peck, pecks rhythmically drumming a beat that fills our upstairs. It’s sharp and sudden, making me panic. I listen closely, following it to
Like vultures to a corpse, these strings circle above: grabbing at a limb, a string of hair, a piece of clothing. Long, curvy claws strike:
It’s an 80 degree May day, I am sitting in front of twelve students, my advisees. Six eighth grade girls; six eighth grade boys. My
From a distance I stand in mountain pose, channel the ground beneath me to center the particles that long to join the majority of tribes