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

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

The Cadillac in the Pond

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.

The Boat Going Home

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

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

Flea

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.

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.

The Guestbook

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

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

The Spudfellow

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.

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.

The Artisan, The Abbot and the Architect

This is a story about a stenography machine, and an unusual group of people who meet in a basement .... http://www.bordersofsleep.com

This is a story about a stenography machine, and an unusual group of people who meet in a basement .... <a href="http://www.bordersofsleep.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bordersofsleep.com</a>

Monday Mechanical CLub

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. 

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.

To Catch a Skerrid

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.

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.

The Frog and Banjo

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

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

Sketching and Painting

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.

Longer, and even more lyrical! Though I enjoy each and every story, whatever its length. I’ve listened to all of them multiple times. So exciting to see a new one posted. Keep them coming Seymour!

One Stormy Night

Looooooove this one! Tender and delightful.

Chippy and Angus!

Stories from the Borders of Sleep

Writting for the wedding of a friend, this story recounts the strangest wedding night of all time.

Writting for the wedding of a friend, this story recounts the strangest wedding night of all time.

The Night of the Nipperquins

What are archaeologists really looking for? This one is digging up his own soul.  This week's story is longer than the usual Borders of Sleep fare and certainly longer than I would normally podcast; but, I am still wanting to try out different things and see what people like. I did consider putting this into parts I and II but I thought you might find that annoying.  That said, this story is long, but not as long as the time for which one of the characters has been absent from himself.  When I wrote it, it seemed to get a life of its own and to run away with me, but hopefully not like the horse in the story.  There is a lot crammed into it, but not quite as much as you will see crammed into a certain item of clothing that you will hear about.  The airy and dark acoustic guitar soundtrack is from Glass Desert by Harlan Williams and it's available from Magnatune. 

What are archaeologists really looking for? This one is digging up his own soul. This week's story is longer than the usual Borders of Sleep fare and certainly longer than I would normally podcast; but, I am still wanting to try out different things and see what people like. I did consider putting this into parts I and II but I thought you might find that annoying. That said, this story is long, but not as long as the time for which one of the characters has been absent from himself. When I wrote it, it seemed to get a life of its own and to run away with me, but hopefully not like the horse in the story. There is a lot crammed into it, but not quite as much as you will see crammed into a certain item of clothing that you will hear about. The airy and dark acoustic guitar soundtrack is from Glass Desert by Harlan Williams and it's available from Magnatune.

In which some fascinating things are discovered about the secret lives of plants and other living things.

In which some fascinating things are discovered about the secret lives of plants and other living things.

Rehoming

Episode 36 ... a little bit of autobiography: part of the story of the inception of 'Stories from the Borders of Sleep'.

Episode 36 ... a little bit of autobiography: part of the story of the inception of 'Stories from the Borders of Sleep'.

My Journey

Here is another story that is a retelling of a vivid and lengthy dream I had many years ago. A stranger is washed up on a beach, barely alive. Years later he tries to recover his memories of a very different time and place and the people he lived with before - a people whose entire civilisation rose and fell in a single life-time or even ... between two tides.

Here is another story that is a retelling of a vivid and lengthy dream I had many years ago. A stranger is washed up on a beach, barely alive. Years later he tries to recover his memories of a very different time and place and the people he lived with before - a people whose entire civilisation rose and fell in a single life-time or even ... between two tides.

Between Two Tides

A story of a young girl who intends to become a princess by marrying a prince one day, yet in a single night she meets a strange shadow and an even stranger creature who shows her things no princess has ever seen.

A story of a young girl who intends to become a princess by marrying a prince one day, yet in a single night she meets a strange shadow and an even stranger creature who shows her things no princess has ever seen.

Beth and the Emerantil

If you were water, what sort of water would you be? Would you be the water in a stream or the water in a tree? Or would you be ice or vapour? And what would it be like to be able to see the path of an ant or a star with the same clarity as we see the path to our own front door? All of these are questions you may ponder as you listen to this story about a traveller, and a tree ... and a stream.

If you were water, what sort of water would you be? Would you be the water in a stream or the water in a tree? Or would you be ice or vapour? And what would it be like to be able to see the path of an ant or a star with the same clarity as we see the path to our own front door? All of these are questions you may ponder as you listen to this story about a traveller, and a tree ... and a stream.

Tree and Stream

As in the King, so in the Kingdom. But how terrible, then, for the Kingdom if the King has lost the will to live...

As in the King, so in the Kingdom. But how terrible, then, for the Kingdom if the King has lost the will to live...

Thrice Buried

A woodcutter, a sailor, a lace maker, and a mysterious old woman ... sounds like a fairytale to me.  

A woodcutter, a sailor, a lace maker, and a mysterious old woman ... sounds like a fairytale to me.

Iron and Wood

Turpin Whittington has a few problems: an unusual name, complete deafness in his left ear and an uncontrollable tendency to get lost in fairy-land but somehow he makes good.

Turpin Whittington has a few problems: an unusual name, complete deafness in his left ear and an uncontrollable tendency to get lost in fairy-land but somehow he makes good.

The Ferryman

This is a story about a little girl and a volcano and it's also about a grandfather and a fish, and a village and a rock ... and many other things if you listen carefully.

This is a story about a little girl and a volcano and it's also about a grandfather and a fish, and a village and a rock ... and many other things if you listen carefully.

Kalakut's Gift

If you listen to anything, animal, vegetable or mineral, in time it will disclose some secret wisdom to you that you are obligated to share with others. Here is a story about a man who knew all that he knew because of what the sea brought to him.

If you listen to anything, animal, vegetable or mineral, in time it will disclose some secret wisdom to you that you are obligated to share with others. Here is a story about a man who knew all that he knew because of what the sea brought to him.

The Wisdom of Things Found

Here is a deep dive into the ocean and beyond, to carry you far away in your imagination, to dream within dreams, or just to help you get to sleep ... enjoy!

Here is a deep dive into the ocean and beyond, to carry you far away in your imagination, to dream within dreams, or just to help you get to sleep ... enjoy!

Wild Blue Yonder

An episode dedicated to corporate daydreamers, opponents and proponents of boardroom bluster, meeting doodlers and anyone who has ever had to circle the waggons, eat their own dogfood or deploy blue-sky thinking - this is for you.

An episode dedicated to corporate daydreamers, opponents and proponents of boardroom bluster, meeting doodlers and anyone who has ever had to circle the waggons, eat their own dogfood or deploy blue-sky thinking - this is for you.

Hitting it Out of the Park

What lies beyond the chess board? A few chess pieces get to find out ...

What lies beyond the chess board? A few chess pieces get to find out ...

Moving in Mysterious Ways

Stitched together from ideas that occurred to me while out walking the dog, my ponderings on the nature of fear, a dream from a long time ago, and a more recent journey in my own soul - it kind of emerged over the course of the last week. Is there something in you that needs to be unblocked?

Stitched together from ideas that occurred to me while out walking the dog, my ponderings on the nature of fear, a dream from a long time ago, and a more recent journey in my own soul - it kind of emerged over the course of the last week. Is there something in you that needs to be unblocked?

Subterranean

The latest podcast from www.bordersofsleep.com. This one is a "fairy tale" ... well ... it does have fairies in it but it may not be "happily ever after" in the quite the same way as most fairy tales end. You will also hear about two letters, and two wars, and two sworn enemies, but most of all you'll hear about two handkerchiefs. The soundtrack contains music  by Jami Sieber, available from magnatune.com. Story by Seymour Jacklin, artwork by Robyn Trainer and production by Tim Wiles.

The latest podcast from <a href="http://www.bordersofsleep.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bordersofsleep.com</a>. This one is a "fairy tale" ... well ... it does have fairies in it but it may not be "happily ever after" in the quite the same way as most fairy tales end. You will also hear about two letters, and two wars, and two sworn enemies, but most of all you'll hear about two handkerchiefs. The soundtrack contains music  by Jami Sieber, available from <a href="http://magnatune.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">magnatune.com</a>. Story by Seymour Jacklin, artwork by Robyn Trainer and production by Tim Wiles.

Two Handkerchiefs

A tale in which a baker gets the better of some savage bears with the help of a mysterious miller.

A tale in which a baker gets the better of some savage bears with the help of a mysterious miller.

Bear Bridge

Welcome to "Stories from the Borders of Sleep" Episode 24. Rome ... Romantic? Oppressive? You decide, but just be aware that strange things might happen if you are at a loose end in the vicinity of the Colisseum.

Welcome to "Stories from the Borders of Sleep" Episode 24. Rome ... Romantic? Oppressive? You decide, but just be aware that strange things might happen if you are at a loose end in the vicinity of the Colisseum.

Fighting Lions

Here we are, back after a long hiatus, kicking off a new season of fortnightly podcasts with episode 31 - a tale containing a lot of made-up words ...

Here we are, back after a long hiatus, kicking off a new season of fortnightly podcasts with episode 31 - a tale containing a lot of made-up words ...

The Jellyfarglemarsh

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