Non-Fiction· Personal Essay
Our Shoes
An Observation
My mind is blank after the long work day. My feet ache with the feeling of standing too long in shoes meant for outfit support, not arch support. My gaze shifts…
Little Flute4 min readThe View from Below
A review on the experience of perusing an art museum with friends while suffering a temporary physical disability
In an attempt to inspire creativity, my friends and I collectively decided to get the gang together for a trip to The High Museum of Arts. Planned weeks in adva…
Novi Martinez · 5 min · Blog Writing · Personal Essay
Misguided Ghosts
⚠My grandpa died in 2021. I wrote a series of poems and prose, hoping he might hear my calling from the grave, that he might appear in moments of debilitating so…
Novi Martinez · 7 min · Non-Fiction · Literary
Still in Control
⚠I pass the Florida-Georgia border, the midway point of my eight hour journey. The unmistakable landmark renowned for its marshes, historical plantation homes, a…
Novi Martinez · 5 min · Non-Fiction · Literary
Fire Watch
The trouble of being an assistant property manager, between a myriad of other caveats, is responding to late night emergency calls without salary pay while the…
Novi Martinez · 11 min · Non-Fiction · Literary
The Shark
⚠I went to the beach, and it seemed like everyone was fishing that morning. The waves were rough, rolling into one another without stop. There was a storm on th…
Little Flute · 6 min · Non-Fiction · Literary
The Ride In
Vignettes into each neighborhood morning blur by as the train motor whirrs. The clicking and bumping of the tracks count down in non equal increments to each st…
Little Flute · 8 min · Non-Fiction · Personal Essay
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