Short Story Reading: RANDY & PATRICIA JOIN A MILITIA by Randy Gillis

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Performed by actor Dan Cristofori

Get to know writer Randy Gillis:

Matthew Toffolo: What is your short story about?

Randy Gillis: This story is about one gentle man’s struggle to survive in an absurdly violent world by finding a way to play the system.

MT: Why should this story be read by people?

RG: I think anyone who feels increasingly at a loss to make sense of this swirling horror show may find a chuckle or two. And these days, chuckles are like gold.

MT: How would you describe this story in two words?

RG: Fabulously disturbing.

MT: What movie have you seen the most in your life?

RG: Oh, wow, so many. OUTRAGEOUS! leaps to mind. It’s the first gay movie I remember seeing and for an isolated, small-town homo, it was a revelation. I fell in love with every frame. That, and…