How to play the game:
Stay calm, be persistent, but also find a way in, a crack, a sliver, a baby inconsistency and start there
How to be me:
start big, start in the crater, ask to grow yourself out, create waves, force truth, start here
in the truth, not the fear
How to play the game:
ask all the right questions, be well rounded, seek to plan from every. single. angle.
Me:
Dive. You will find the way because truth is leading you.
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.
Five years ago, I ate the best turkey of my life. We had moved to Boston for N’s residency. I was adjusting to the new–job,
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