Artificial Divide Introduction

Artificial Divide Introduction

This is the introduction to the no longer in print Anthology, Artificial Divide. It talks about what a joy this book was to create and it makes a case for why we need more disabled writers publishing their own fiction stories featuring blind characters.

The Cruelty of Many, The Grace of One

Narrated by Sean Crisden [https://seancrisden.com/pages/backstage-pass] Robert loses his debit card on the street, and he is saved by a gay Black British man.

An Open Letter to the Future Man Who Will Hold My Face

Narrated by Sean Crisden [https://seancrisden.com/pages/backstage-pass] An open letter to a future gay man about the act of holding Robert's face in his hands. Robert please with all future men that will do this intimate act.

A Bridge Made of Ableism

Narrated by Sean Crisden [https://seancrisden.com/pages/backstage-pass] Read a Bridge Made of Ableism online [https://sightlessscribbles.com/a-bridge-made-of-ableism/] Robert uses technology to help out a Deaf man at a bank, wherein they become fastt friends.

The First Snowfall

Narrated by Sean Crisden [https://seancrisden.com/pages/backstage-pass] Read the First Snowfall online [https://sightlessscribbles.com/the-first-snowfall/] Robert writes about experiencing snowfall as a totally blind person.