Hibernate this time
instinctively follow it,
never doubting it.
Hibernate next time
without blame or anger,
leave frustration now.
Hibernate every time
it's correct and organic,
stop defining it.
No wrongs come from this
only rhythmic movements,
allow them to flow.
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 Jill Kimura Scream: Innovate Woman When I thought up the theme for our first issue of 2023, I imagined an issue filled with
My mind overwhelms me with questions questions of worth questions of dreams questions of skill I sit alone stewing in preparation for it to come
Illustration by Deema Alawa Jaya Shoma Khallee* by Parivash Fahim Goff I give in to the sun baked sand, sink down against the smooth log