culture – be the future

time for introductions

by joshAugust 4, 2023August 7, 2023

Every month I join an affinity group for BIPOC folks that’s hosted by my faves SeattleWorks. A friend of mine told me about them a couple years ago. This year, …

Pete

by joshMarch 31, 2023April 3, 2023

I’m allergic to cats. Maybe I never told you. When I went to the animal shelter the day we met, I actually met with two separate cats before you and …

Waffles

by joshNovember 11, 2022November 10, 2022

I often tell the story about the first time we met. We brought you into the viewing room at the shelter and your brother immediately flopped on the floor for …

lessons from ‘born in flames’

by josh and JamesJanuary 21, 2022August 31, 2023

this is a collaborative post: concepts and words by James Martinez and josh martinez. This is blog post number 100 on be the future! I’m so grateful that I can …

kinship

by joshSeptember 24, 2021September 27, 2021

What does it mean to belong in a place? I’ve lived (for at least a few months) in nine communities across six states and two countries. No matter where I …

i made you dinner!

by joshAugust 14, 2020July 8, 2022

“Hey, you should come over for dinner,” I say in kind of an abrupt way. It’s the after-times, when the pandemic is over, but it was the first time it …

the cultural legacies of our elders

by joshApril 24, 2020December 2, 2021

My achchi passed away last weekend at 87 years old. She and I were 50 years and a couple weeks apart. Mourning a loved one in the age of coronavirus …