Martyna Dearing
Bio
Martyna Dearing joined vocal right after COVID started in April 2020. Since then she got a few Top Stories, republished her book "Green Card Marriage", and self-published a book of poems titled "Loved, Death, and In Between".
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I lived. Top Story - December 2023.
I scroll through my Instagram feed seeing all the amazing things people have done this year. Don't get me wrong, this was weirdly a crazy and beautiful year for me too. If you look at my Instagram profile, you'll see that I traveled around the world, ran a marathon, wrote a book, got a couple of top stories on Vocal (wink, wink), and opened up a bookstore.
By Martyna Dearing2 years ago in Motivation
How NOT to tell them you like them?
One thing you might already know about me... I'm a widow. I'm 27, the exact same age my husband was when he died last year. It's a tricky place to be. Especially, when a year later I feel like I'm ready to see what's out there. I'm not saying I want to actively start dating. I'm definitely not ready for it. But at the end of the day, I'm young and hot and really awesome, and tired of third-wheeling everyone.
By Martyna Dearing2 years ago in Confessions
Holiday Pen Pal. Top Story - October 2023.
The holidays are coming and it’s tough. This will be my second holiday season without my husband. Only last year it all happened so quickly after he died, I didn’t even have the time to think about it. I was overwhelmed with grief and simply didn’t care to please others with my presence. But now it’s been a year since Andrew’s death and I feel like some people expect me to move on, and join the festivities.
By Martyna Dearing2 years ago in BookClub
Drew, unspoken love
October 30th, 2022 Drew, It’s been 5 days since I ate. That means it’s been five days since you left me. Your heart went into a cardiac arrest, whatever that is, and it stopped. You stopped breathing too and your life ended in that moment. What you probably didn’t realize would happen, is my life ending as well. Actually, that would have been much easier- if I just died with you. Instead, you left me heartbroken and terrified of my life without you. I didn’t die that day, but my life ended.
By Martyna Dearing2 years ago in Chapters
How to waste your life without noticing?
You find a cool dish you want to cook one day. You find a place you want to visit one day. You learn a new skill you might use one day. What about now? You've been scrolling for hours. Forgetting the simple pleasure of unexpected lessons from the outside world.
By Martyna Dearing2 years ago in Critique
The Timeline of my Womanhood
The first time I was accused of not being ladylike, I was 7. The accusation was made by one of my female teachers based on the top I was wearing. She said trying to look ‘sexy’ was inappropriate for my age. I had no idea what she meant.
By Martyna Dearing2 years ago in Poets
