Stories from the Borders of Sleep

Stories from the Borders of Sleep

A semi-regular podcast, featuring original stories, fantastic fables and curious tales written and read by your host, Seymour Jacklin. Each episode takes the listener on an imaginative and thought-provoking journey. Aimed at adults but very suitable for children, too.

Episodes

October 14, 2024 32 mins

The new kid at school seems a bit odd, but things are about to get a whole lot stranger. As you put your head on your pillows tonight, I hope this one will take you to another world. And maybe you will wake up tomorrow with a compelling urge to build a den under your desk.

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A tired old sailing ship feels outdated and longs for rest and retirement as she sets off from the port. Her wish is unexpectedly granted but it is a new chapter of life.

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March 14, 2024 26 mins

Night time is the time to visit the Cicada Laundrette and meet all kinds of critter characters. Enter the twilight world of washing machines and soap suds under the watchful eye of Mr. Aardvark.

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December 24, 2023 30 mins

A heartwarming magical story for the Holidays in the tradition of well-loved Yuletide tales.

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December 4, 2023 34 mins

For all the gatherers of feathers and stones and the friends of nature, a tale of healing and connection with the soul of the woodland.

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March 21, 2023 39 mins

What if ... someone woke up one morning to find a Cadillac in their duck pond? You need wonder no more ...

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July 3, 2022 38 mins
Here's another sleeptime story that came from a dream. In it you will meet a special friend that I was privileged to have for a while, as well as accompanying me on a strange and wonderful journey along with another friend, somewhat mysterious.
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May 5, 2022 29 mins

An artist executes an act of subversion one hot afternoon while nobody is paying very much attention.

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March 23, 2022 51 mins

A friendship is nurtured through a series of entries in 'The Guestbook'. Then, one day, the friends meet each other and things take a magical turn.

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December 14, 2021 48 mins

The humble potato has the power to bring so much joy.

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October 17, 2021 31 mins

Three men meet one evening and not entirely by chance ... the story unfolds. Above them is the monastery and below them is the forest, each with their peculiar forces.

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August 4, 2021 27 mins

This is a story about a stenography machine, and an unusual group of people who meet in a basement ....

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April 12, 2021 21 mins

Magic runs in the family, so when cousin Rupert comes to spend the summer with Damson and her mother, there are magic tricks, a little transdimensional tomfoolery, and, of course, poetic justice. 

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February 26, 2021 33 mins

Neither the frog or the banjo are quite what you might think at first - a mystical pair who surprised everyone and taught a few lessons.

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October 26, 2020 20 mins

This is a story about an artist called Anna and a surprising discovery she makes in the autumnal woods. 

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August 20, 2020 22 mins

One day in September, 40 years of the companionship of a forest brings a hermit to the culmination of his life cycle.

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April 30, 2020 22 mins

"You know, all this talk we are talking? It's like the sunshine and the rain. It's present or not, but when it is present it soaks and warms and disappears. Nevertheless, the nourishing effect of it lasts and shows continually."

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March 29, 2020 13 mins

It's a story about a quiet girl, and I don't want to give too much away ...

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March 6, 2020 16 mins

A story about an unlikely friendship that occurs on an expedition to gather chamomile.

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January 14, 2020 23 mins

Just a rather nice little trip down memory lane in later life, wherein we discover that the peacock is a magical bird ... perhaps.

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