John Paul Jaramillo grew up in Southern Colorado but now lives, writes and teaches in Springfield, Illinois. He earned his MFA in creative writing (fiction) from Oregon State University and, currently, holds the position of Associate Professor of English in the Arts and Humanities Department of Lincoln Land Community College.

His stories have been featured online in the Acentos Review  as well as in the Antique Children Arts Journal; in the Copper Nickel Review, Fogged Clarity Arts Journal, and Verdad Magazine; also in Polyphony Online, Paraphilia Magazine and forthcoming in Sleet Magazine and Palabra Magazine.