I draw the curtain
Close and open my eyes to
the crisp blue skies–still.
I draw the curtain
Close and open my eyes to
the crisp blue skies–still.
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.





Illustration by Deema Alawa General Tso’s Recipe: A Self Portait by Celeste Bloom Instructions: Let the knife carve along the ribs of the carcass etch
I sit alone watching each sun ray cut through the window to get to my skin, Waiting Light at last Darkness just a memory Parts