Remember to write,
you are a writer
no matter what they say,
Remember to create,
you are a an artist
ignore, avoid, cleanse yourself of the inconsistent threads, whispers of
you aren’t and you can’t
Just do
today, now,
tomorrow, then
between the must do’s and should do’s
fill the space and liberate
your insides
create
for it is your fate
to be tied to your pen
in this perfect den.
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.
You two need to get on a treadmill, you saywe two are washing dishes, making chai facing away from youYou two are standing behind us,
Yesterday, I went for my first swim in three months. It was in a shi-shi heated small pool. I slid in and found my rhythm
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