Abstract
This short story explores the lasting effects of childhood fear and emotional pain through the life of Luis, burdened by painful childhood memories and the fear he carried for years in silence. Moving between memory and the present, the narrative follows the story as it becomes a moving journey of healing, self-acceptance, and the realization that he no longer has to hide from what once hurt him.
Bio
Jonathan E. Nieves-Luiggi is from Puerto Rico and is currently active duty in the U.S. Air Force. He writes primarily nonfiction, often drawing from and adapting personal experiences into poetry and short narrative forms. For him, writing is a form of expression and release, a way to translate internal experiences into words and allow the weight of life to flow onto the page. His work reflects memory, emotion, and personal reflection shaped by lived experience and service.
Recommended Citation
Nieves-Luiggi, Jonathan Elias
(2026)
"Who I Used to Be,"
Night Flight: Online Literary Journal: Vol. 7
, Article 21.
Available at:
https://commons.erau.edu/night-flight/vol7/iss1/21