Borrowings: Stories from and of The Boundless Library: Recent Episodes
The Boundless Library
Discover more about the types of stories we keep in The Boundless Library, and stories about the Library itself.
In which the Librarian of (Un)Natural Science spearheads a dangerous mission, the Librarian of Fairytale Studies takes daring risks, and a vuvuzela is put to multiple uses.
In this episode:
- The Librarian of (Un)Natural Science
- The Librarian of Fairytale Studies
The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.
This episode was written by Natalie Zina Walschots and Scott Emerson Moyle, and features Andrea Lyons as the Librarian of (Un)Natural Science and Faly Mevamenana as the Librarian of Fairytale Studies.
The Librarian of the Beginnings Catalogue contemplates continuation, the Librarian of the Unfathomable Mind considers a new kind of beginning, and a lovely time is had by all.
This episode was written by Natalie Zina Walschots, and features Uche Ama as the Librarian of the Unfathomable Mind and David Kingsmill as the Librarian of the Beginnings Catalogue.
Sexy Beast
We're running a Kickstarter for two stories: Bête Noire and Higher Than Magic! Find out more and let us show you what we're working on.
The Librarian of (Un)Natural Sciences is late to a talk about monsters, because of monsters. The Librarian of Sex and Death reveals a tea setting of an unusual nature.
In this episode:
- Librarian of (Un)Natural Sciences
- Librarian of Sex and Death
The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.
This episode was written by Scott Emerson Moyle, and features Kit Boulter as the Librarian of Sex and Death and Andrea Lyons as the Librarian of (Un)Natural Sciences.
The Rest of the Iceberg
We're running a Kickstarter for two stories: Bête Noire and Higher Than Magic! Find out more and let us show you what we're working on.
The Librarians of the Unfathomable Mind and Ellipses and Elliptical Storytelling contemplate the challenges of cataloguing of a fictional character who has begun to overlap into reality. Alice is inadvertently sassed.
In this episode:
- Librarian of the Unfathomable Mind
- Librarian of Ellipses and Elliptical Storytelling
The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.
This episode was written by Natalie Zina Walschots, and features Uche Ama as the Librarian of the Unfathomable Mind and Coco Lee as the Librarian of Ellipses and Elliptical Storytelling.
The Rest of the Iceberg
We're running a Kickstarter for two stories: Bête Noire and Higher Than Magic! Find out more and let us show you what we're working on.
The Librarians discuss world building, its chilling effect on Beginnings, and the integrity of a universe. The Librarian of Beginnings gets a headache.
In this episode:
- Librarian of Beginnings
- Librarian of Alternate Histories and (Im)Possible Futures
The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.
This episode was written by Natalie Zina Walschots, and features David Xavier as the Librarian of Beginnings, and Joey O’Dael as the Librarian of Alternate Histories and (Im)Possible Futures.
But Here's What Really Happened
In this episode, the Librarian of Beginnings is driven to the very edge of existential horror by a cheerful examination of the messy middle. In this episode, the Librarian of Beginnings entertains the Librarian of Ellipses and Elliptical Storytelling in a rousing discussion of stories that repeat and change. In this episode, the Librarian of Clark's Three Laws walks in to, and then out of, a potentially harrowing discussion.
In this episode:
- Librarian of Beginnings
- Librarian of Ellipses and Elliptical Storytelling
- Librarian of Clarke's Three Laws
The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.
This episode was written by Natalie Zina Walschots, and features David Xavier as the Librarian of Beginnings, Coco Lee as the Librarian of Ellipses and Elliptical Storytelling, and Eric Benson as the Librarian of Clarke's Three Laws.
Of Perilous Narratives
Following up on the discussions of Hansel and Gretel and Cain and Abel, the Librarians talk about similarities with other stories such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which leads them to suspect something nefarious may be going on.
In this episode:
- Librarian of Clarke's Three Laws
- Librarian of Childhood Studies
- Librarian of (Un)Natural Sciences
The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.
This episode was written by Scott Emerson Moyle, and features Eric Benson as the Librarian of Clarke's Three Laws, Chanakya Mukherjee as the Librarian of The Unknowable Mind, and Andrea Lyons as the Librarian of (Un)Natural Sciences.
My Brother's Keeper
In this episode:
- The Librarian of Childhood Studies
- The Librarian of Beginnings
- The Librarian of Sex and Death
Hansel and Gretel is another well known tale that the Librarians connect to another well known tale. It's important, as we journey through our Catalogs, that these types of connections are explored. This kind of study can help with your future endeavors.
The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.
This episode was written by Jennifer Orme and Scott Emerson Moyle, and features Chanakya Mukherjee as the Librarian of Childhood Studies, David Xavier as the Librarian of Beginnings, and Kit Boulter as the Librarian of Sex and Death.
The Yellow Wallpaper
In this episode:
- Librarian of The Unknowable Mind
- An unknown narrator
With a great deal of effort and at massive expense, we've managed to extract the narration of The Yellow Wallpaper from its wax cylinder, and provide it to you here, mostly unretouched, to help set the mood for you on this very spooky day.
The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.
This episode was written by Scott Emerson Moyle and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and features Uche Ama as the Librarian of The Unknowable Mind, and Jennifer Orme as the unknown narrator.
The Yellow Cylinder
On the occasion of Hallowe'en, we present something special! After stumbling on some old wax cylinders that ostensibly narrate the well known story The Yellow Wallpaper, two librarians unwisely decide to listen to them.
In this episode:
- Librarian of Clarke's Three Laws
- Librarian of The Unknowable Mind
- An unknown narrator
The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.
This episode was written by Jennifer Orme and Scott Emerson Moyle, and features Eric Benson as the Librarian of Clarke's Three Laws, Uche Ama as the Librarian of The Unknowable Mind, and Jennifer Orme as the unknown narrator.
The Ensuing Handkerchief
In this episode:
- The Librarian of Beginnings
- The Librarian of Sex and Death
There is a great deal more to be said about Alf Layla Wa-Layla! In this episode of Borrowings, we finish the frame story and the discussion around it, and postulate another tale that while not canonically from the collection, fits in a strange and wonderful way.
The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.
This episode was written by Jennifer Orme and Scott Emerson Moyle, and features Kit Boulter as the Librarian of Sex and Death, and David Xavier as the Librarian of Beginnings.
A Foundational Valve
In this episode:
- The Librarian of Beginnings
- The Librarian of Sex and Death
Alf Layla Wa-Layla, a collection of middle eastern folk tales that have existed for over a thousand years, serves a specific and important purpose to The Boundless Library. In this episode of Borrowings, we share some of the frame story, and explain its place in our halls.
The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.
This episode was written by Jennifer Orme and Scott Emerson Moyle, and features Kit Boulter as the Librarian of Sex and Death, and David Xavier as the Librarian of Beginnings.
The Calico Cloak
In this episode:
- The Librarian of Fairy Tale Studies
- The Librarian of Childhood Studies
- The Librarian of Sex and Death
- Narrated by the Librarian of Beginnings
The Calico Cloak, a unique take on The Grandmother's Tale and Little Red Riding Hood, is caught up in an ongoing reorganization of the oral traditions section of The Boundless Library. In this inaugural episode of Borrowings, we introduce you to a little bit of what happens behind the scenes when Librarians disagree.
The Boundless Library is now open to the public. You may apply to become a Cardholder at https://www.theboundlesslibrary.com, where we have a number of interesting items available for your enjoyment.
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