Over 30 Min. Stories & Meditations

A sleepy fairy tale about a king, an enchantress, and 99 princesses.

Herman Melville's slow, quiet classic read in full: all 2 hours and 18 sleepy minutes of it.

A beautifully descriptive sleepy story by Katherine Mansfield about a young mother and her dinner party.

A sleepy musing on Eve's first days in Eden by Mark Twain.

A sleepy fairy tale from ancient Hindustan about the consequences of always thinking you're right.

A slow, quiet fairy tale about the adventures of a tiny, magical girl.

A sleepy Danish fairy tale with a princess, a knight and a wicked step-mother.

Katherine Mansfield's beautiful, sleepy story about an overnight boat trip in 19th century New Zealand.

A sleepy Czech fairy tale with talking animals and a princess, of course.

A sweet, sleepy Norse fairy tale with no gods or Vikings.

A bedtime story by Charles Dickens about one of his most famous characters.

A beautiful, sleepy tale about love and loss by Mark Twain. You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/142.

The finale of the sleepy Herman Melville classic this week.

It's part three (of four) of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.

Part Two (of four) of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.

Part One (of four) of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.

A Danish fairy tale about the pain of growing up an outsider and the joy of finding out who you really are.

Mark Twain's heartrendingly beautiful classic, by request for a listener who likes longer stories.

A classic Danish tale that's a little creepy and a little sleepy.

Anna Kohlweis, an artist who makes music as Squalloscope, gives a beautiful reading of Hans Christian Andersen's The Story Of The Year.

Frederick Douglass’s classic essay, My Escape From Slavery

This 19th century tale of a household transformed by modern technology is a sweet tale of simpler times and includes the sound of crickets I recorded one evening this past summer up at my cabin.

This bonus episode has no story, only binaural nature sounds I recorded here at my cabin mixed with relaxing music.

In celebration of six months of Listen To Sleep, here's an extended edition of the first episode. It's a viking myth with the sound of crickets I recorded at my cabin last summer.