Scarlet Martino
Bio
I write fantasy fiction and magical realism. I fell in love with the English language so deeply I wanted to know everyhing about her. So, I became a linguist. A lot of debt, late nights, and furious typing later and here I am.
Stories (2/0)
Hiding Chronic Illness
"The worst part of living with a chronic illness is knowing the whole world doubts you." In 2015 I was diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, after months of agonizingly wondering what was wrong with me. I was 20 years old, attending college, working, and planning a wedding. Life was stressful even as a healthy young woman. As the year went on I started having trouble eating. I would feel blown up, like one of those giant balloons at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade that I watched every year with my Nana. Sometimes, I'd spend the night throwing up mourning the delicious food my body would never get to digest. Some weeks I wouldn't be able to eat a single thing without worrying I'd pop, simply explode on the spot.
By Scarlet Martino3 years ago in Motivation
Rude Awakening
I awoke with pain in my arm. Silence contrasted against distant chatter and beeping. Was I in a robot prison? As ludicrous as that seems, it was my first thought. I pulled my mind closer; it felt like a kite pulling against thin string. My mind continued to float into the sky driven by a will of its own.
By Scarlet Martino3 years ago in Psyche
