Jjaramillo

LATEST ARTICLES ( 113 )

• Interview: Them Whalen Portrait

  

  I wrote an interview for The Twelve Winters miscellany site on artist Thom Whalen and his aesthetic influences. Thank you so much to Thom Whalen and Ted... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Research–great Grandfather’s Draft Card

  

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  Posted on 03 September 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Sabbatical Report–spring 2019

  

  John Paul Jaramillo's debut story collection The House of Order was named a 2013 Int'l Latino Book Award Finalist, and his most recent work Little Mocos is now... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Some Informal Thoughts on Meditation and Writing Workshop

  

  John Paul Jaramillo's debut story collection The House of Order was named a 2013 Int'l Latino Book Award Finalist, and his most recent work Little Mocos is now... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• 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 work. I'm still taken by the idea of a... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Latino Book Review–little Mocos Review

  

  John Paul Jaramillo's stories have appeared in the Acentos Review, Palabra, A Magazine of Chicano and Latino Literary Art and Somos en Escrito-most recently in... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Book Launch and Signing

  

  Published by john paul jaramillo John Paul Jaramillo's stories have appeared in Palabra, Somos en Escrito, and La Casita Grande-most recently in Nat. Brut. He i... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Book Launch and Signing

  

  Published by john paul jaramillo John Paul Jaramillo was born and raised in southern Colorado. His stories and essays have appeared in numerous publications,... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Little Mocos Kirkus Review

  

  Little Mocos-a novel in stories: "Jaramillo's (The House of Order, 2011) second novel in stories builds on his debut collection, and fans of that work will... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Coffee Recommendation–comet Coffee Company St. Louis

  

  Spring Break and we found ourselves in St. Louis for a quick day trip. We stopped off at . D had a cappuccino and I had a pour over. I'm new to pour overs but... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Film Recommendation: Moonlight

  I've not watched Boyhood and in fact I've not watched many films concerning youth and masculinity lately-mostly because of my teaching schedule and work.... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• 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 A Raisin in the Sun. I've always enjoyed... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Inside Llewyn Davis and the Mobius Strip

  

  Teaching a film as lit class this term and spending some time this week closely studying Joel and Ethan Coen's pre-Bob Dylan period film . I am particularly... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• 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 pre-Bob Dylan period film Inside Llewyn Davis. I... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• 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 by Juan Rulfo. I've been an admirer of Rulfo's career and this book... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• End of Year Note

  

  Just a quick note at the end of a long year. I guess it is important to remind myself about some writing news as well as teaching thoughts. The last few weeks... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Summer Reading

  

  Summer is for reading. And I have quite a few books stacked next to my bed. I used to worry about having too many books hanging around and felt bad if I couldn'... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Eraserhead

  This week I'm grading and meeting with students individually but still found some time to watch David Lynch's Eraserhead on Criterion Blu-ray. Lynch says the... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Quick Review: Cesar Chavez

  

  I've been waiting to watch Diego Luna's film and finally had some time this weekend. The reviews were poor on IMDB and and -a man who knew and worked with... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING

• Documentary Recommendation: the Untold History of the United States

  

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  Posted on 08 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, SCHOOLING