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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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quick review/recommendation–consider this: moments in my writing life after which everything was different (2020)
October 30, 2020 1 Comment by john paul jaramillo Updates

quick review/recommendation–consider this: moments in my writing life after which everything was different (2020)

Chuck Palahniuk’s new book might be one of the most down to earth texts on the craft of writing. And […]

Glimmer Train’s Very Short Fiction Contest–Finalist
April 25, 2019 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo Monte Stories

Glimmer Train’s Very Short Fiction Contest–Finalist

documentary recommendation: trudell
October 1, 2017 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo research

documentary recommendation: trudell

One of my favorite writers, activists and speakers. John Trudell: It has been, literally, the most blood thirsty, brutalizing system […]

little mocos a novel in stories–book soundtrack–parts 1 and 2
August 13, 2017 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo Process

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 […]

father fragments
July 4, 2017 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo Free Writing

father fragments

A quick nonfiction excerpt from a project I’m working on: The dark haired boy, bare footed and tired takes the […]

inside llewyn davis and the mobius strip narrative
October 20, 2016 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo film review

inside llewyn davis and the mobius strip narrative

Teaching a film as lit class this term and spending some time this week closely studying Joel and Ethan Coen’s […]

podcast recommendation: code switch–race and identity, remixed
July 27, 2016 2 Comments by john paul jaramillo Process

podcast recommendation: code switch–race and identity, remixed

Highway driving this summer and enjoying the fairly new Code Switch podcast. I also enjoy the written articles posted on NPR […]

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 […]

hating writing
November 9, 2014 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo Updates

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
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 […]

writerly gear: hybrid mechanical keyboard
July 1, 2014 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo Process

writerly gear: hybrid mechanical keyboard

I have had so many conversations with students about how great old school mechanical typewriters are for the feel and […]

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.

documentary recommendation: thank you mr watterson
May 26, 2014 Leave a Comment by john paul jaramillo reading

documentary recommendation: thank you mr watterson

Great documentary now available for streaming on Netflix. I’d been waiting to watch this one for a while. I was […]

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