Narrated by Gabriel Michael

Read the Hostility of Doorknobs essay here

In this essay, Robert writes about how round doorknobs could be hostile to his entrances and exits.

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Buy the Off the Grid audiobook here!

The audiobook is narrated by Sean Crisden

Could you survive a month without the internet?

Robert Kingett didn’t think he could—until a friend dared him to try.

The catch? Robert is blind, and he relies on the internet for everything. For thirty days he must use no Google. No social media. No online banking, shopping or job hunting. Ultimately, no digital shortcuts to help him navigate a world that’s already built to ignore people with disabilities.

But as a journalist who advocates for accessibility, he knows this is a project that might just make a difference for the thousands of Disabled people across the country who still don’t have adequate access to the internet—and who face additional and unnecessary struggles as a result. And what begins as a personal challenge quickly becomes a radical social experiment.

In his month off the grid, Robert encounters a whole host of challenges, both expected and unexpected, but also finds himself rediscovering, relearning and reconnecting in ways he never saw coming.

Funny, eye-opening, and deeply human, this memoir is more than a story of digital withdrawal—it’s a bold wake-up call for improved Disability accessibility, inclusion, and the right to connect. Because being offline shouldn’t mean being left behind.

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Narrated by Sean Crisden

Robert describes his auditory relationship to all the seasons, and the acoustic signatures the weather can bring to any season.

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Narrated by Sean Crisden

Robert takes the listener on a non-visual appreciation of the library.

Read The Gospel of the Public Library instead

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Narrated by Sean Crisden

Robert battles a screen reader made from AI code, and it does not go well.

ReadA Requiem for My Dignity, Sacrificed at the Altar of AI instead

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Narrated by Sean Crisden

Robert has a lengthy cry in the shower. Read the essay here

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Narrated by Kevin R Free, this is another sample from the Pass the Salt audiobook

Robert gets a random message from a stranger online and they have a connection in each other's conversations and company.

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Narrated by Sean Crisden

Chocolate is more than just chocolate. It is a sensual lover all by itself.

Read A Sensual Exploration of Chocolate instead.

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