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Chapter 3 | Elsewhere, Walking in the Peatlands | The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide | Charlie Jermyn Audiobook

24 min · 20. maj 2026
episode Chapter 3 | Elsewhere, Walking in the Peatlands | The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide | Charlie Jermyn Audiobook cover

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In this week's episode, Charlie Jermyn reads from Chapter 3 of his debut book, ‘The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide’; a collection of essays and short non-fiction pieces about an Irishman’s life in the Netherlands, the persistence of the ordinary, and the art of paying close attention before the tide of time comes in again. This audiobook is scored with original music by John Lappin, which guides you through Charlie’s vivid, literary worlds. Join Charlie on his pilgrimage through the peatlands, from Leiden to Amsterdam. He muses on the flatness and indifference of the landscape, on words by writers such as Ungaretti, on birds and the airplanes flying overhead. The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide is a book and audiobook published by Bog Bodies Press, an independent Irish publisher based between Galway and Brussels that looks beyond literature; existing to gather people around unbounded storytelling, both on and off the page. New chapters release every week. Get the full book at https://www.bogbodiespress.com/shop-all/p/theboythebucket [https://www.bogbodiespress.com/shop-all/p/theboythebucket]

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episode Chapter 7 | Seeing Bosch | The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide | Charlie Jermyn Audiobook artwork

Chapter 7 | Seeing Bosch | The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide | Charlie Jermyn Audiobook

In this week's episode, Charlie Jermyn reads from Chapter 7 of his debut book, ‘The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide’; a collection of essays and short non-fiction pieces about an Irishman’s life in the Netherlands, the persistence of the ordinary, and the art of paying close attention before the tide of time comes in again. This audiobook is scored with original music by John Lappin, which guides you through Charlie’s vivid, literary worlds. Charlie takes a trip to ‘s Hertogenbosch, or Den Bosch, with an anthology of painter Bosch’s work in hand. Walking through the medieval town, he notices the little details of everyday life making up a layered story similar to Bosch’s surrealist paintings.  Walking through the medieval town, he tells a story made up of all the little details of the city’s architecture and people’s lives, similar to the surrealist paintings of Bosch himself. The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide is a book and audiobook published by Bog Bodies Press, an independent Irish publisher based between Galway and Brussels that looks beyond literature; existing to gather people around unbounded storytelling, both on and off the page. New chapters release every week. Get the full book at https://www.bogbodiespress.com/shop-all/p/theboythebucket [https://www.bogbodiespress.com/shop-all/p/theboythebucket]

15. juli 202612 min
episode Chapter 6 | Lugworms Under The Mirage | The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide | Charlie Jermyn Audiobook artwork

Chapter 6 | Lugworms Under The Mirage | The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide | Charlie Jermyn Audiobook

In this week's episode, Charlie Jermyn reads from Chapter 6 of his debut book, ‘The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide’; a collection of essays and short non-fiction pieces about an Irishman’s life in the Netherlands, the persistence of the ordinary, and the art of paying close attention before the tide of time comes in again. This audiobook is scored with original music by John Lappin, which guides you through Charlie’s vivid, literary worlds. From Dublin to Vlieland, Charlie chases the mystery of the lugworm and what else lies beneath the surface.  The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide is a book and audiobook published by Bog Bodies Press, an independent Irish publisher based between Galway and Brussels that looks beyond literature; existing to gather people around unbounded storytelling, both on and off the page. New chapters release every week. Get the full book at https://www.bogbodiespress.com/shop-all/p/theboythebucket [https://www.bogbodiespress.com/shop-all/p/theboythebucket]

10. juni 202614 min
episode Chapter 5 | The Distant Bungee Jumper | The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide | Charlie Jermyn Audiobook artwork

Chapter 5 | The Distant Bungee Jumper | The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide | Charlie Jermyn Audiobook

In this week's episode, Charlie Jermyn reads from Chapter 5 of his debut book, ‘The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide’; a collection of essays and short non-fiction pieces about an Irishman’s life in the Netherlands, the persistence of the ordinary, and the art of paying close attention before the tide of time comes in again. This audiobook is scored with original music by John Lappin, which guides you through Charlie’s vivid, literary worlds. In this episode, Charlie and his dad visit Scheveningen and wander through the generations of glory and disrepair of the seaside village.  The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide is a book and audiobook published by Bog Bodies Press, an independent Irish publisher based between Galway and Brussels that looks beyond literature; existing to gather people around unbounded storytelling, both on and off the page. New chapters release every week. Get the full book at https://www.bogbodiespress.com/shop-all/p/theboythebucket [https://www.bogbodiespress.com/shop-all/p/theboythebucket]

3. juni 202619 min
episode Chapter 4 | An Introduction to Iconoclasm | The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide | Charlie Jermyn Audiobook artwork

Chapter 4 | An Introduction to Iconoclasm | The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide | Charlie Jermyn Audiobook

In this week's episode, Charlie Jermyn reads from Chapter 4 of his debut book, ‘The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide’; a collection of essays and short non-fiction pieces about an Irishman’s life in the Netherlands, the persistence of the ordinary, and the art of paying close attention before the tide of time comes in again. This audiobook is scored with original music by John Lappin, which guides you through Charlie’s vivid, literary worlds. In this chapter, Charlie tells the story of his visit to the Museum de Lakenhal in Leiden. He dives into the violence of the Dutch past and landscape, the lives of painters Van Goyen and Steen, and shows where walking through a wrong door can take you. The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide is a book and audiobook published by Bog Bodies Press, an independent Irish publisher based between Galway and Brussels that looks beyond literature; existing to gather people around unbounded storytelling, both on and off the page. New chapters release every week. Get the full book at https://www.bogbodiespress.com/shop-all/p/theboythebucket [https://www.bogbodiespress.com/shop-all/p/theboythebucket]

27. maj 202635 min
episode Chapter 3 | Elsewhere, Walking in the Peatlands | The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide | Charlie Jermyn Audiobook artwork

Chapter 3 | Elsewhere, Walking in the Peatlands | The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide | Charlie Jermyn Audiobook

In this week's episode, Charlie Jermyn reads from Chapter 3 of his debut book, ‘The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide’; a collection of essays and short non-fiction pieces about an Irishman’s life in the Netherlands, the persistence of the ordinary, and the art of paying close attention before the tide of time comes in again. This audiobook is scored with original music by John Lappin, which guides you through Charlie’s vivid, literary worlds. Join Charlie on his pilgrimage through the peatlands, from Leiden to Amsterdam. He muses on the flatness and indifference of the landscape, on words by writers such as Ungaretti, on birds and the airplanes flying overhead. The Boy, The Bucket and The Persistent Tide is a book and audiobook published by Bog Bodies Press, an independent Irish publisher based between Galway and Brussels that looks beyond literature; existing to gather people around unbounded storytelling, both on and off the page. New chapters release every week. Get the full book at https://www.bogbodiespress.com/shop-all/p/theboythebucket [https://www.bogbodiespress.com/shop-all/p/theboythebucket]

20. maj 202624 min