I consider us
for the first time anew we–
have become family.
I consider us
for the first time anew we–
have become family.
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.





Humidity hung in the air, clogging the metro tunnels. I emerged from the dank underground to find sun sparkling through the shadows of trees as

I walk through the drizzling leaves and make a wish on each leaf as if it were a shooting star. The wind sweeps through us