Amanda Baker

Casey & the Surfmen Amanda Baker

Eco-warriors come in all shapes and sizes. Performed in The Scottish Parliament (2017), Casey & the Surfmen is an environmental story for all ages, written in verse and originally a spoken word piece. This contemporary fable hovers somewhere between The Rime of Ancient Mariner and Avatar. Magic, menace and mystical creatures take the reader into the expanse of a child's imagination, on to a dreamscape apocalypse and back to the shore of humanity's original promise. This whimsical parable is afloat on ocean rhythms, ebbing and flowing with the cadence of tides; swelling on storms, resounding on wave-washed rocks and rippling over surf-kissed shorelines. As well as enjoying the print version, you can buy an audio download or listen for free to Casey & the Surfmen, read by the author, by going to the bandcamp website.