From the Publisher
"It is curious how people take it for granted that they have a right to preach at you and pray over you as soon as your income falls below a certain level."
"If you set yourself to it, you can live the same life, rich or poor. You can keep on with your books and your ideas. You just got to say to yourself, "I'm a free man in here" - he tapped his forehead - "and you're all right."
"The stars are a free show; it don't cost anything to use your eyes."
― George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London
JULY 2008 - AudioFile
This production is an intriguing experience in poetry and music that creates an unusual and agreeable collage of word songs. Carrington MacDuffie unselfconsciously performs her own works on observing consciousness. Her silky voice weaves in and out of the acoustic, electronic, and nature sounds provided by Near the Border. The listening experience is peaceful, meditative, and engaging. The high quality of audio mixing highlights the many layers of sound, which range from clicks to bells to tones from the magnetosphere. The 14 poems and their musical illustrations are over all too quickly, but the hour-long experience is only as far away as the repeat button. R.F. 2009 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
