In time you will see,
all the tiny rocks that you collect in your pockets
they won’t weigh you down,
but instead will build you up.
In time you will see,
all the tiny rocks that you collect in your pockets
they won’t weigh you down,
but instead will build you up.
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.




A silky-sweet, buttery-crisp scallop honors my tongue and I’m instantly nodding and embarrassingly “mmming” so the table next to me grows awkwardly silent. The plate
You hurl lies again and again -— with earnest eyes that pierce through mine and lie easily without fear And break— the trust I value