Kristen Martin

Kristen Martin

Moments Before Disaster: Travel Edition

I know the bathroom is just around the corner. It should only take five minutes for me to dash in and dash out, especially if I lighten by load by leaving my bags on the train. I tell a fellow passenger that I'll be right back.

Breaking Down in the Sludge

I grew up in an era where shittiness and cracks in the system were much less evident ... I believed that things were set up in my favor and that stuff just worked.

Presence of Mind

My mind is like a junk-science research lab where technicians stay busy pouring mixtures from one flask into another, never producing actual results.