Juan MartinezNov 4, 20183 min readHappy NYC Marathon Day!Today is the day over 50,000 runners and wheelchair racers line up on Staten Island waiting to be released onto a 26.2-mile course that...
Juan MartinezNov 3, 20182 min readA Big Ol' Mayoral Sing-a-longWhen news broke this week that the mayor of Taipei, Taiwan, Ko Wen-je had dropped a rap song, I could not run to the internet fast...
Juan MartinezNov 2, 20183 min readThe Ongoing Fight for Pay EquityFirst observed in 1996, Equal Pay Day was established to symbolize the day each year when women's earnings catch up to what white,...
Juan MartinezNov 1, 20183 min readThe People Ride in a Hole in the GroundThe #30DayWritingChallenge continues today with a popular topic here in NYC. The one thing that unifies a city of immense diversity. Our...
Juan MartinezOct 31, 20182 min readHalloween, Boba Fett and SmartiesIt's Day 5 of my #30DayWritingChallenge, but more importantly ... Happy Halloween! Welcome to the one day each year we are allowed to...
Juan MartinezOct 30, 20182 min readThe Layers of My CityFor today's #30DayWritingChallenge I pulled together a short piece that came to me as I was walking around my neighborhood. Thanks for...
Juan MartinezOct 29, 20182 min readIt's National Cat Day!For today's installment of my #30DayWritingChallenge, I figured I'd go with something a bit lighter than my first two entries. We can all...
Juan MartinezOct 28, 20182 min readWhen Will It Stop?I was in the middle of posting Day 1 of my #30DayWritingChallenge about the bomb packages from earlier this week when news broke about an...