Caryl Espinoza Jaen is a Nicaraguan-born writer based in Brooklyn, New York. His writing has appeared in various local and national outlets, including COMPLEX, Food Republic, GAY TIMES Magazine, INDY Week, New York Magazine, Resident Advisor, and more. He holds an M.A. in Arts and Culture Reporting from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. He has also worked as a copy editor and fact checker for literary journals, nonfiction authors, and private clients.
*Selected Writing*
"Queer Sex Unwrapped: Where have all the condoms gone in guy-on-guy TV and film?" GAY TIMES Magazine, November 2024.
"Is Ketamine the New Cocaine?" Tax Magazine, August 2024. (Print purchase only, PDF available here.)
"Machine Girl - SUPER FREQ," Resident Advisor, April 2024.
"Lone - Waterfall Reverse," Resident Advisor, October 2023.
"Siu Mata and Amor Satyr - Nechung," Resident Advisor, September 2023.
"The SAG-AFTRA Video-Game Strike Authorization, Explained," Vulture, October 2023.
"Vision for Raleigh Transit Corridors Spark Affordable Housing Concerns," INDY Week, August 2022.
TRANSLATION:
"Larry Bellorín y Joe Troop Fusionan Música Llanera y Bluegrass en una Nueva Mezcla Sureña," INDY Week, August 2022,
COPY EDITING AND FACT CHECKING:
The Way You Make Me Feel by Nina Sharma, published May 2024.
Glossy by Marisa Meltzer, published September 2023.
PROTOCOLS, Issue 9 and 10.
Portrait, courtesy of David Bullen.