Archive - John Paul Brammer

Why I Set Fire to a School Bus

On the mysticism of sports

13 hrs ago • John Paul Brammer

'The Odyssey' Is the Song of the Summer

But should you lash yourself to the mast, or invest in beeswax?

Aug 1 • John Paul Brammer

July 2026

Remorse, defense, and the power of forgiveness

Jul 20 • John Paul Brammer

On Performative Reading

Language, resentment, magic, and morals.

Jul 13 • John Paul Brammer

On Being Cooked, and It Being Over for Me

Time, comparison, and thieves.

Jul 8 • John Paul Brammer

June 2026

America’s Greatest Work of Art Is Trash

Alternative title: FEAR NOT

Jun 30 • John Paul Brammer

Stuff I’ve Read. And what I think!

Recommendations and field notes from a hungry reader

Jun 18 • John Paul Brammer

How I Learned to Read Way, Way More

I had to rethink my relationship to attention

Jun 9 • John Paul Brammer

Confessions of a People-Pleaser

On the unpleasantness of being very, very pleasant

Jun 4 • John Paul Brammer

May 2026

Regionally-Specific Award-Winning Short Story

Precise and richly evocative and timely as well

May 26 • John Paul Brammer

3 Lessons To Make You Happier with JP Brammer

Why You Feel Lonely In Gay Groups

Published on Getting Close • May 5

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'MOTHER MARY' IS GREAT kind of

On material and drapery and Anne Hathaway's plan for me

May 1 • John Paul Brammer

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