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V-Day
Happy Valentine’s Day – from Gladlyinsane (Feb 14 2025) “V-Day” was posted on our original channel February 14th of 2013 – exactly 12 years ago today. The short stars Roberto Martinez, Mark Franco, and Joseph X Casillas. It’s very reminiscent of those days as a teenager after class when we had nothing to do. Evidently,…
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In The Brush of Today
A new essay by Joseph X Casillas for Big Table Press’ THIS YEAR project. THIS YEAR aims to chronicle the year 2025 through a new creative every week. Read the full piece here.
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The Case for Water in Glassellland
A local writes to the city as to why Glassellland deserves more funding. Glassellland is a small Northeast town in Los Angeles – smack between Glendale and Pasadena. The town was originally inhabited by Tongva, who are now considered “displaced” by early Spanish settlers in the late 18th century. Yes, there is an actual Hollywood-esque…
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It Rained Frogs Last Nite
Some Accolades Top 100 in LaunchPad’s 2024 Prose Competition. Top 20 on Coverfly’s Red List in 2024. “On a rainy day in Los Angeles a nameless narrator recounts recent experiences traveling through the mountains of San Sebastián.” Here are the first three pages of the short story: THERE’S traffic every day. Once again I woke…