Measurable is an audiobook and ‘film-stories’ of Sandra Alland’s short story chapbook Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real (Proper Tales Press, Cobourg, 2019). In genres ranging from historical to weird fiction, the stories centre precarious disabled and queer lives – in the past, present, and alternate realities. You can purchase the paper version of the chapbook (£5.00) with worldwide delivery.
Measurable Audiobook (£3 download; free streaming):
1. Download
Order the audiobook of six short stories as a mastered mp3 download, with a bonus track of credits and visual description of the cover art.
2. Stream
Or, you can stream pre-mastered audio versions for free, with transcripts upon request.
Measurable Film-Stories (free streaming):
1. Water,logged (8 minutes)
–View on YouTube (click ‘CC’ for captions and ‘1080’ for best quality)
–Read or listen to visual description (for blind and/or neurodivergent viewers)
Who gets access to water? Who gets to make ‘political’ art? The aural/textual story follows two fictional members of the band Pussy Riot as they visit an art exhibit in Edinburgh. The film images move with San’s voice-over, featuring footage of water sources from Glasgow and the west of Scotland.
2. Equivalence (39 minutes)
–View on YouTube (click ‘CC’ for captions and ‘1080’ for best quality; integrated BSL and audio description)
Equivalence is a ‘film-story’; a filmic collaboration with a piece of literature. A genderqueer, disabled circus performer tries to understand Einstein’s Equivalence Principle – while living it. And the story’s writer tries to interrogate the power of the ‘I’ in performance, while dealing with a very unique audio describer…
San acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts via a Digital Originals Grant 2020.
