We'll be back next week with a fresh episode of Lj Presents.  In the meantime head over to the Making Movies is Hard podcast where I guest co-host from time to time.  Take a listen to episodes 218 and 219 of the show where I talk to the Director of This i

Cassandra Dallett is a five-time Pushcart nominee. She has been published in Sparkle and Blink, Great Weather for Media, Sensitive Skin, The Oakland Review, and The East Bay Review among many others.  Cassandra reads often around the Bay Ar

Make sure to check out We're the Russos on YouTube.  Also head on over to Amazon and get yourself a copy of his book:  Take Risks: One Couple’s Journey to Quit Their Jobs and Hit the Open Road  and Joe’s second book: Tales From the Open Roa

Dorian Lockett is an actor, known for his role as Coach Patrick in the drama 13 Reasons Why on Netflix.  As a voice over actor he can be heard on such games as The Walking Dead, WWE 2019, Evolve, and many others.   Check out his IMDB page to see

Shirah Dedman dropped out of  high school  at the age of 15-years-old and became  a licensed attorney by 23.  She found herself consistently un/under-employed despite her advanced education. But through perseverance, she built a film a

Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson is a 33 year old, Affrilachian (Black Appalachian), working class woman, born and raised in Southeast Tennessee. She is the Co-Executive Director of the Highlander Research & Education Center in New Market, TN. She has served as

Benjamin MulHolland is an Oakland based Writer/Director/Producer, who for 15 years has been turning small budgets into professional motion pictures, most notably, M.O.A.B. and it’s sequel DAISY CUTTER. His biting action/satire web series PENNIES FOR THE J

Fay Darmawi’s unique background is a mix of finance and film. In addition to 20 years of community development finance experience including most recently managing the low-income housing tax credit investment portfolio for Silicon Valley Bank, she complete

Charissa J. Adams is an LA and Seattle based actor, known for Grimm, Leverage, and Fractured Shakespeare. Born in the house where she grew up just outside of Seattle, WA; she graduated from high school in Madrid, Spain; met her husband while living in Pra

Annegret Steioff is an actress comedian and has been featured in many short films from her home country and now she’s making a name for herself in the U.S.   Annegret was born and raised in a tiny German town that always smelled like burnt chocolate.