Julio Bonilla

Biography

Julio Francisco Bonilla, Jr. graduated from San Francisco State University with a BA in Latino Studies (formerly known as Raza Studies) in January 2012 after nearly a decade of passing and failing classes due to undiagnosed ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). While in college, he started off as a Business major to his parents bidding. In 2007, he switched his
major to Journalism until he eventually changed his major once more­ Latino Studies. He was inspired to write short stories and poetry about his own life while taking Creative Writing Workshop. His poems dealt with badmemories of having to re­learn stuff after suffering a trauma at 4 1⁄2. While finishing Black Suede Jacket, he thought of another story, Two
Drinks At A Night’s Waltz. He self-published both stories in 2013 on Draft2digital/Smashwords. The following year, he translated his first story to Spanish in order to reach a wider audience. That same year, Two Drinks was released in print on CreateSpace. In 2015, Black Suede Jacket was made into an audiobook on ACX. He is currently writing a short story about his Senior Prom. Any day now!
Today, Julio works part-time as a dog walker for a billionaire family in Pacific Heights, writes short stories, watches movies and reads self-­help books.

Smashwords Interview

What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
The greatest joy of writing for me is that I get to tell my stories. I started working on my first story the year before I graduated from college. I self-published "Black Suede Jacket" in 2013.
What are you working on next?
I've currently been working on "My Senior Prom," my third nonfiction story off-and-on. Lately, I've been thinking to myself, "What if I add this and that?" The only way to know the truth is to write it!
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Books

Dos Tragos En Una Noche De Vals
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,700. Language: Spanish. Published: February 20, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Biographical anthologies, Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Addiction & recovery
La tarde no habia comenzado de esta manera. Dos Tragos En Una Noche De Vals - Julio Bonilla
在兩個飲料 一個晚上的華爾茲
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 270. Language: Chinese (traditional). Published: October 22, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Biographical anthologies
下午已經沒有了“在夜的圓舞曲兩杯”開始this.-像
Chaqueta Gamuza Negra
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,230. Language: Spanish. Published: February 10, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction » Biography » People of color
Lunes de madrugada. Despierto de la siesta y miro el reloj del auto: 2.30 a.m. Me despejo de golpe.
En Daim NoirVeste
You set the price! Words: 3,120. Language: French. Published: October 29, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir, Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Lundi matin. Je me réveille de mon somme et regarde l’heure de la voiture : 2 h 30. Veste en daim noire. Une fois émergé, je réalise que j’attends 2 amies comme si j’étais leur chauffeur. C’est à ce moment précis que je décide alors de rentrer chez moi. Je laisse Angela et ma veste préférée alors qu’elle a oublié son paquet de cigarettes dans ma voiture. Quid Pro Quo.
Two Drinks at a Night's Waltz
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,060. Language: Simple English. Published: October 23, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » People of color
"The afternoon hadn't started like this" - Two Drinks at a Night's Waltz.
Black Suede Jacket
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,350. Language: American English. Published: October 21, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction » Biography » People of color
Then I snapped out of it and realized I had been waiting on 2 friends as if I was their chauffeur. It was at this point where I decided to drive home. I had lent Angela my favorite jacket and she had forgotten her pack of cigarettes in my car. I wondered when I would get my jacket back...