carlos montoya novel excerpt at the write launch
Excited to have a novel excerpt up at @thewritelaunch from a manuscript in progress I am calling carlos montoya–a novel
when a writer loses the way
Over the last year or so I am finding I have more and more unread or half finished books on […]
documentary recommendation: gabo–the creation of gabriel garcia marquez
I’ve been listening to One Hundred Years of Solitude as an audiobook and watching this documentary on Marquez’ life and […]
little mocos a novel in stories–book soundtrack–parts 1 and 2
Put together a quick listing of song titles I think work with each chapter of my book. Saw a few […]
summer reading
Summer is for reading. And I have quite a few books stacked next to my bed. I used to worry […]
the house of order now available on kindle and smashwords
available now on kindle, smashwords The House of Order–stories, the first collection of composite stories by John Paul Jaramillo, presents a stark vision […]
hating writing
In the article “10 Famous Writers Who Hated Writing” from The Huffington Post, Bill Cotter discusses his “dark feelings” regarding what he labels as “the […]
amy hempel reading
The power of the Internet brought me this mp3 of Amy Hempel reading “The Harvest” and suddenly I know what […]
film recommendation: world’s greatest dad
This film is from 2009 and from director Bobcat Goldthwait. I missed it because of a limited release. I most […]
documentary recommendation: shepard and dark
Fascinating documentary about Sam Shepard’s forty year letter writing correspondence with friend Johnny Dark. Shepard stands as one my favorite […]
film recommendation: under the skin
Based on the surrealist novel by Michel Faber, the film adaptation was much different than the book. I admired director Jonathon […]
film recommendation: a scanner darkly
Lately for many reasons I feel I’ve been living inside of a Philip K. Dick novel, so I’ve been rereading a […]
thug notes
The first time I heard Thug Notes I found it very funny and engaging. I played it for my Lit […]
new year’s writing resolution
A few years back I made a joke to D about teaching and writing. I told her I was deciding to […]
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