Julián Martinez
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Julián Martinez
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Son of Mexican and Cuban immigrants. Words in Hooligan Mag, Prolit and elsewhere. THIS PLACE IS COVERED HEAD TO TOE IN SHIT (Ghost City Press, 2024)
New short short story out in @xraylitmag.bsky.social today! Shoutout to my friend Tex Gresham for shooting the shit about Forrest Gump with me and telling me to write about it

xraylitmag.com/forrest-gump...
August 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I scrolled past this tweet too fast and thought that book in Discipline all the way on the right was BACKSWING by @aaronburch.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
For Zona Motel, I wrote about my fridge’s meltdown, rough times blending with the good times and trying to stay present for your friends.

Plus Chicago’s Logan Square lit scene! This started by covering Taylor’s excellent book launch and became real intimate quick

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July 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
To celebrate our upcoming wedding, I’m self-publishing a chapbook of love poems for my fiancée, out now, called Another Day of Insane Thinking. She drew the beautiful artwork. $25, shipping included! DM me or reach out to latemaypress@gmail.com to buy a copy! Venmo below ⬇️
July 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
New piece in @havehashad.com today— inspired by Letters to Wendy’s and Bruce Springsteen. It’s amusement park season, baby!

Thanks to @aaronburch.bsky.social for picking this weirdo up and to @prissybippus.bsky.social for brainstorming Springsteen rides with me

www.havehashad.com/hadposts/let...
June 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
New story in @bruisermag.com today— it’s about big red buttons and pressin ‘em 🔴 👀🫣

www.bruisermag.com/martinez_noi...
March 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
was at a Bulls game tonight— felt pissed at the group next to me cheering hard as hell for the Heat ‘til I remembered this Barry Hannah line
February 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
They’re calling me the number one Chiller with Grindset™️ at work
December 12, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Two new prose poems in @farewelltransmiss.bsky.social today! I wrote them just for you

farewelltransmission.net/2024/12/two-...
December 12, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Found this list me and my girl made a couple years ago when Gooner meant “henchman” not “horny”
December 9, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Finished a couple days early!
December 4, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Haven’t been able to get this moment in The Public Burning by Robert Coover out of my head for weeks
November 25, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Who wants to hop on a track with ya boy. Bar for bar
November 18, 2024 at 7:35 PM
40 pages into Cowboys Are My Weakness by Pam Houston, and I realized I got a signed copy! Pretty sick!

Shoutout @aaronburch.bsky.social for the rec
November 14, 2024 at 1:19 AM