Sightless Scribbles
Short stories and essays by Robert Kingett
3 days ago

On the Architectural Hostility of Doorknobs

Narrated by Sean Crisden this essay, originally published on Sightless Scribbles, is an examination of doorknobs and how they relate to accessibility for blind people. Read the essay online here.

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25 days ago

Pass the Salt audiobook sample

Narrated by Kevin R Free. This is the audiobook sample of Pass the Salt

Online dating is never easy. You’re meeting a complete stranger, and you’re opening yourself up in a way that some of your best friends don’t even get to see. But when Robert Kingett stepped out onto the dating scene, he faced a whole host of additional challenges as gay man living with blindness, cerebral palsy, and a speech impediment. Pass the Salt details Robert’s time on the dating scene in 2010s Chicago. Get ready to meet the brightest and best from the online dating world, including The Fare Fan, The Smooth Catfish, and the dashing Richard, who’s better company than Robert’s humming fridge. It’s a hilarious and often moving account of his adventures, guaranteed to make you laugh, make you think, and above all, inspire you.

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2 years ago

A Deserving Conference

Our final podcast from the anthology IT CAME FROM THE COMMENT SECTION! couldn’t be more appropriate or seasonal.  Typically our writer’s run dark –  maybe that’s just the nature of creating compelling stories.  But every now and then we get a story that’s full of empathy and compassion – a story such as this one from Robert Kingett.  Please enjoy this personal and heartfelt tale that celebrates selflessness and humanity.

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