40 Cuentos

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Did you hear about the blogger from Los Angeles turned fashionista?

It’s Los Cuentos.

In these last days of winter, I’ve got on hand my first bulk order for Los Cuentos hoodies by Jimbo Times. 40 hoodies, that is.

I’ve now got to sell all 40 hoodies before the first day of March in order to keep the production going! Can you help me do it? Colors come in Black and Maroon, and are available in small, medium and large sizes. You can place your order HERE.

If the hoodie’s not for you, you can get one for your friends or family! It’s a comfy, cozy and resilient piece to get through winter with.

Each sale earns yours truly a humble profit to keep the site and podcast running, but it’s not about the profit. It’s about the challenge; it’s about the unending call to adventure and success in Los Angeles despite any odds to the contrary!

So, what do you say L.A?

Let’s get the world Cuentos!

J.T.

40 Cuentos become 25

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It’s with great pleasure to announce that yours truly has achieved the first 15 sales of the new LOS CUENTOS hoodies by J.T!

I want to thank the community of friends who’ve supported me in turning this dream into a lived experience. It is going a long way!

And as I show up to these friends’ places to drop off Los Hoodies, I wonder just how much I might resemble the myriad of street vendors out in Los Angeles; the fruit-cutters, the tamaleros and tamaleras, and always, my mama with her revistas for the community, all of whom I’ve sough to honor with this blog, and all of whom I’m still just paying an ode to with this latest venture.

It’s an honor to be in their company.

Now, I’ve got 25 more of these hoodies to get out there. What do you say, L.A.? Are we looking like we’re up for the challenge?

But we’ve got more to show you!

J.T.

EPISODE 12 – THE ACTIVE VARIABLE

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In our 12th episode, we sit down with our brother from another mother Edwin Monroy. We talk about a slate of different projects Ed’s been up to since our first Back 2 School Party together, including his new podcast The Active Variable. We also discuss a major fundraiser for his family following the recent passing of his father, Nery Edwin Monroy. To support Ed’s GoFundme, find the link on the show-notes HERE.

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Calling All Bloggers, Writers, Storytellers: Publish Your Voice on Jimbo Times: The L.A. Storyteller

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It’s true.

“After five years of JIMBO TIMES: The L.A. Storyteller, it’s time to make space on the blog for more voices and stories from communities in Los Angeles and beyond. Enter the new Submissions feature. To maintain and expand the blog’s love for city life and attention to its working class communities, here are the types of pieces writers everywhere are encouraged to submit…”

Readers everywhere can be confident that I’m very proud of this latest milestone for the site, and that I likewise very much look forward to seeing what stories we’ll be getting out there! Head on over to the new SUBMISSIONS page to go and see for yourself!

J.T.

Nery Edwin Monroy: Loving Father, Tío to Many

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Kryzia, Darcy, Nery, Edwin and Emily Monroy

On January 31st, 2020, Nery Edwin Monroy, a father of four, passed away at the age of 50 years old due to a liver and kidney failure.

Nery left behind his former wife of twenty years, as well as four children. His three daughters and single son are all under 30 years old, and were each alongside Nery at bedside until his last breath.

In my years of working for the community in East Hollywood, no single family has come together like a team to support and advance the work of uplifting the neighborhood alongside me the way the Monroy family has. Ed Monroy’s voice helped me launch J.T. The L.A. Storyteller Podcast, and Kryzia and Darcy Monroy supported both Back 2 School Parties in East Hollywood in 2018 and 2019.

I know from these experiences that the family’s future remains bright, but that this time is also filled with other transitions. Ed graduated from Cal State University Northridge just last year. This Fall 2020, Kryzia will begin her classes at Cal State Los Angeles following one last semester at Los Angeles City College.

It’s thus a small token of my gratitude for the Monroy family to uplift their mourning and recovery process following this loss.

To support the Monroy family’s fundraiser for Nery Monroy’s funeral, which is nearly halfway to its goal, please do so HERE.

J.T.