Stories from the Borders of Sleep
Original and unusual stories, fairy tales and fables for all ages
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Michigan Water
It's December 1939, a hard winter in Harlem and pianist ...
It's December 1939, a hard winter in Harlem and pianist Jelly Roll Morton is plotting his return to fame. Tragically, in just over a year he would be dead.
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The Wisdom of Things Found
If you listen to anything, animal, vegetable or mineral, in ...
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.
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Fighting Lions
Welcome to "Stories from the Borders of Sleep" Episode 24. ...
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.
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The Ferryman
Turpin Whittington has a few problems: an unusual name, complete ...
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.
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The Unhappy Body by Lord Dunsany
Every once in a while, we have decided to unearth ...
Every once in a while, we have decided to unearth a short story from the public domain and to give it the "Borders of Sleep" treatment. Here's a curious tale originally published in 1910 by Lord Dunsany in a collection entitled A Dreamer's Tales. Enjoy!
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Moving in Mysterious Ways
What lies beyond the chess board? A few chess pieces ...
What lies beyond the chess board? A few chess pieces get to find out ...
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Bear Bridge
A tale in which a baker gets the better of ...
A tale in which a baker gets the better of some savage bears with the help of a mysterious miller.
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Subterranean
Stitched together from ideas that occurred to me while out ...
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...
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The Seven Legged Spider
This story does not do what it says on the ...
This story does not do what it says on the tin. Not to give too much away, but: It is based on a folk tale that is still told in many variations across the world. I remember hearing it as a child. usually the "take home message" is something to do...
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Wild Blue Yonder
Here is a deep dive into the ocean and beyond, ...
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!
