John Martinez

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2024

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“The Phantom Man ” by John Martinez

Submitted to Contest #239

Five little heads brush past me in the foyer as I enter the house. I get a “Hey Daddio,” and “Love you Dad,” then a punch in the thigh, “‘sup dad,” from my two girls and little boy. The neighbor's two girls are polite only in that they say their hellos but no one stops to give me the time of day. I hold the door open for the little band of miscreants and watch them make their way to the front yard.  “Let’s play tag,” says my eldest as she stretches her hands out high above her head.  I turn and notice my wife smiling at me, ...

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“Your Mother Was Right” by John Martinez

Submitted to Contest #238

The rhythmic thump thump of the wipers’ frantic attempt to rid the windshield of raindrops glimmering in the passing streetlights came and went in Jonah’s sight. A thin layer of water about the lonely street glistened in the headlights. His breaths were heavy between the squeal and thump, thump.  “Your mom was right, you know?” were the words Julia, his wife had said. The street lights stretched across the darkness then vanished over her reflection in the rearview mirror revealing only a split second of the shimmer in her eyes.  Th...

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Life is a scroll riddled with ink. The marks, simple blots on the parchment unless you take pause and perceive them for the characters they are. I write stories about the details of life. With my fiction, delve past the surface and discover what lies beneath the ink. If you like what you see here join my fiction newsletter, Fervid Fables at https://beneaththeink.substack.com/s/fervid-fables I also write about my real life encounters as a father and salesperson on my blog, Beneath The Ink. Join the Beneath the Ink newsletter at https://beneaththeink.substack.com/s/beneath-the-ink