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john paul jaramillo

Writer / Reader / Professor Lincoln Land College

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John Paul Jaramillo is the author of The House of Order–stories –a 2013 Latino Book Award Finalist– and Little Mocos–a novel from Twelve Winters Press. In 2013 Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature listed Jaramillo as one of its Top 10 New Latino Authors to Watch and Read.

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when a writer loses the way
April 16, 2018 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo Updates

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 […]

a raisin in the sun
November 13, 2016 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo Process

a raisin in the sun

D and I escaped from the election and Trump fallout and enjoyed the Hoagland Center for the Arts’ presentation of […]

quick note–twin peaks, juan rulfo and spirit world voices
May 26, 2016 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo book reviews

quick note–twin peaks, juan rulfo and spirit world voices

After a long semester of teaching I found some time to indulge in studying the novella Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo. […]

podcast recommendation: this american life episode 562–the problem we all live with
January 27, 2016 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo research

podcast recommendation: this american life episode 562–the problem we all live with

Episode 562 This American Life–The Problem We All Live With I’ve lived and taught in the Midwest for ten years now and […]

the house of order now available on kindle and smashwords
November 22, 2014 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo reading

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 […]

amy hempel reading
November 5, 2014 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo Updates

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
September 28, 2014 1 Comment by john paul jaramillo Updates

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
September 8, 2014 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo film review

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 […]

the giver film adaptation
June 9, 2014 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo film review

the giver film adaptation

Just heard of this film adaptation from Lois Lowry’s novel. Looks well done.

film recommendation: a scanner darkly
June 6, 2014 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo book reviews

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 […]

“arkansas flood 1964” in pilgrimage magazine
April 5, 2014 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo Process

“arkansas flood 1964” in pilgrimage magazine

Happy to hear my story “Arkansas Flood 1964” will soon have a home in Pilgrimage Magazine.

quick review of big sur feature film
November 27, 2013 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo book reviews

quick review of big sur feature film

Big Sur may be my least favorite Jack Kerouac novel. While On the Road and The Subterraneans captured youth and restlessness, […]

thankful for graphic novels
November 26, 2013 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo teaching

thankful for graphic novels

The other day a student came in to the office while I was reading a graphic novel and asked me […]

update: neruda not poisoned
November 13, 2013 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo research

update: neruda not poisoned

I was interested to find this update on the Neruda exumation. Seems that he was not poisoned but family not […]

quick review of junot díaz’ this is how you lose her
November 3, 2013 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo book reviews

quick review of junot díaz’ this is how you lose her

I’ve long read and admired Junot Diaz‘ style of prose. I’m almost embarrassed to say how much I’ve modeled my […]

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