'Nice', circa 1995. Words by Sandra Alland. Drums and upright bass by Garth Kien. Stumbln' Tongues were active in Tkaronto from 1995-1997; members were Sandra Alland, Andra Simons, Garth Kien and Grant Kien. I think the pic is onstage at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Contact me for a transcript.

Nice (with Stumblin' Tongues, 1995)

Part 1: But is it any good?

In the first of four pieces over several months, writer and critic Sandra Alland will examine the state of disabled and D/deaf arts criticism, with input from various artists and experts. Alland begins with dissecting what's happening (and not happening) for marginalised people in publishing. For Disability Arts Online.

[Text version: http://disabilityarts.online/magazine/opinion/but-is-it-any-good-quality-and-the-marginalised-artist/]

But is it any good? 'Quality' & The Marginalised Artist (Part 1)

Audio version of my guest blog at Disability Arts Online, about the experience of collaborating with film programmer, Matthew Hellett (Oska Bright Film Festival). Thoughts on disabled, learning-disabled, working-class and queer film programming. Text version of the article available at: https://disabilityarts.online/blog/sandra-alland/dream-job-working-with-matthew-hellett/

Dream Job: Working with Matthew Hellett (DAO/Oska Bright commission)

Audio version of my preview of 2019's Queer Freedom film programme at Oska Bright Film Festival, for Disability Arts Online. Highlights from the six short films by and featuring LGBTQI+ learning-disabled and autistic people, programmed by Matthew Hellett. Pic from Loving Our Language: Pride in Disability Culture (Love Intersections). Text version of the article available at: https://disabilityarts.online/magazine/opinion/oska-bright-2019-preview-part-1-queer-freedom/

Queer Freedom at Oska Bright Film Festival (preview DAO)

From Zorras' EP, Doctor Says, Minor Assault Records, 2012. Poetry, lyrics and performance by Sandra Alland (much of the chorus is 'found' text which may help to explain its surreal nature). Music composition, bass, bongo and singing by Y Josephine.

HomecomingTM (with Zorras)

Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real is an audiobook of Sandra Alland's short story chapbook Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real (Proper Tales Press, Cobourg, 2019). "Water,logged" is the first of six audio stories. This is an online pre-mastered (rough) version, available for free streaming. To obtain the finished downloadable version, visit http://www.blissfultimes.ca/anything-not-measurable/

In genres ranging from historical to weird fiction, these six stories centre precarious disabled and queer lives – in the past, present, and alternate realities.

Sandra Alland acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts via a Digital Originals grant 2020. This audiobook is part of Measurable, a project of audio and "film-stories" relating to Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real.

"Water,logged" was first published in Gutter: a magazine of new Scottish writing (2019).

More info: http://www.blissfultimes.ca/measurable
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Water,logged

Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real is an audiobook of Sandra Alland's short story chapbook Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real (Proper Tales Press, Cobourg, 2019). "Prologue to Trauma" is the second of six audio stories. This is an online pre-mastered (rough) version, available for free streaming. To obtain the finished downloadable version, visit http://www.blissfultimes.ca/anything-not-measurable/

In genres ranging from historical to weird fiction, these six stories centre precarious disabled and queer lives – in the past, present, and alternate realities.

Sandra Alland acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts via a Digital Originals grant 2020. This audiobook is part of Measurable, a project of audio and "film-stories" relating to Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real.

Content Notes: mentions of racist and queerphobic violence; mentions of colonialism and death.

More info: www.blissfultimes.ca/measurable
To purchase the text (£5/$10): www.blissfultimes.ca/anything-not-measurable
Get in touch if you need a transcript of this recording: sandra AT blissfultimes.ca

Prologue To Trauma

Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real is an audiobook of Sandra Alland's short story chapbook Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real (Proper Tales Press, Cobourg, 2019). "Sliced" is the third of six audio stories. This is an online pre-mastered (rough) version, available for free streaming. To obtain the finished downloadable version, visit http://www.blissfultimes.ca/anything-not-measurable/

In genres ranging from historical to weird fiction, these six stories centre precarious disabled and queer lives – in the past, present, and alternate realities.

Sandra Alland acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts via a Digital Originals grant 2020. This audiobook is part of Measurable, a project of audio and "film-stories" relating to Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real.

“Sliced” was created in admiration and contemplation of works by Amy Winehouse, and informed by media interviews. However, the story is a work of fiction and the author does not claim to represent the artist.

"Sliced" was first published in Here's To Wang, Sandra's collection from Forest Publications (Edinburgh, 2009).

More info: www.blissfultimes.ca/measurable
To purchase the text (£5/$10): www.blissfultimes.ca/anything-not-measurable
Get in touch if you need a transcript of this recording: sandra AT blissfultimes.ca

Sliced

Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real is an audiobook of Sandra Alland's short story chapbook Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real (Proper Tales Press, Cobourg, 2019). "Air" is the fourth of six audio stories. This is an online pre-mastered (rough) version, available for free streaming. To obtain the finished downloadable version, visit http://www.blissfultimes.ca/anything-not-measurable/

In genres ranging from historical to weird fiction, these six stories centre precarious disabled and queer lives – in the past, present, and alternate realities.

Sandra Alland acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts via a Digital Originals grant 2020. This audiobook is part of Measurable, a project of audio and "film-stories" relating to Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real.

"Air" was first published in Gutter: a magazine of new Scottish writing.

More info: http://www.blissfultimes.ca/measurable
To purchase the text (£5/$10): http://www.blissfultimes.ca/anything-not-measurable
Get in touch if you need a transcript of this recording: sandra AT blissfultimes.ca

Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real is an audiobook of Sandra Alland's short story chapbook Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real (Proper Tales Press, Cobourg, 2019). "Tomorrow Is, After" is the fifth of six audio stories. This is an online pre-mastered (rough) version, available for free streaming. To obtain the finished downloadable version, visit http://www.blissfultimes.ca/anything-not-measurable/

In genres ranging from historical to weird fiction, these six stories centre precarious disabled and queer lives – in the past, present, and alternate realities.

Sandra Alland acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts via a Digital Originals grant 2020. This audiobook is part of Measurable, a project of audio and "film-stories" relating to Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real.

"Tomorrow Is, After All" was first published in dig.

More info: http://www.blissfultimes.ca/measurable
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Tomorrow Is, After All

Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real is an audiobook of Sandra Alland's short story chapbook Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real (Proper Tales Press, Cobourg, 2019). "Equivalence" is the last of six audio stories. This is an online pre-mastered (rough) version, available for free streaming. To obtain the finished downloadable version, visit http://www.blissfultimes.ca/anything-not-measurable/

In genres ranging from historical to weird fiction, these six stories centre precarious disabled and queer lives – in the past, present, and alternate realities.

Sandra Alland acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts via a Digital Originals grant 2020. This audiobook is part of Measurable, a project of audio and "film-stories" relating to Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real.

"Equivalence" was first published in Thought X: Fictions and Hypotheticals (Commas Press, 2017), and was informed by conversations with Dr. Ana Jofre (who wrote an accompanying essay regarding the physics of the thought experiment 'Einstein in a Life'). Many thanks to Ana and Comma.

"Equivalence" also became a live performance with film, produced by Anatomy (Edinburgh), and presented at Transpose (Barbican, London) and Edinburgh Film House (with Film Hub Scotland). This live performance will become one of the 'film-stories' for Measure. Many thanks to all collaborators, especially Ania Urbanowska. 

More info: www.blissfultimes.ca/measurable
To purchase the text (£5/$10): www.blissfultimes.ca/anything-not-measurable
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Equivalence

Sandra Alland is a writer, performer, filmmaker, interdisciplinary artist and curator. San has published three books of poetry, and stories and poems in heaps of anthologies, chapbooks, zines, magazines and journals. They are also co-editor of Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back (Nine Arches, 2017), and were recently Guest Editor at Disability Arts Online (April 2020: https://soundcloud.com/san_alland_dao.

Other projects have included curating the Scottish cabaret & visual arts projects Cachín Cachán Cachunga! & SEEP, and directing short films about queer & trans deaf & disabled artists. San has received short stories commissions from Comma Press (Manchester), British Council and elsewhere. Their chapbook of short stories Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real was published by Proper Tales Press in 2019; its audiobook version can be found on this channel (funded by Canada Council), and film-stories on San's YouTube.

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