A Good Little Girls Zine

she
pauses

in front of the floor length mirror
her
belly

swoops
a lovely soft swoop
of skin and fat and muscle

it’s

her
proof

of
a
full
flowery
fantastic
life.

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Sonia Chintha

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.

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