Fiction Stories & Meditations
There's nothing like a good bedtime story to grab hold of a racing mind and calm it down. Enjoy these works of fiction, many of them only available here!
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Feb. 7, 2021
#95 - The Green Knight
A sleepy Danish fairy tale with a princess, a knight and a wicked step-mother.
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Jan. 31, 2021
#94 - The Voyage
Katherine Mansfield's beautiful, sleepy story about an overnight boat trip in 19th century New Zealand.
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Jan. 24, 2021
#93 - Zlatovlaska The Golden-Haired
A sleepy Czech fairy tale with talking animals and a princess, of course.
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Jan. 17, 2021
#92 - Princess On The Glass Hill
A sweet, sleepy Norse fairy tale with no gods or Vikings.
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Jan. 10, 2021
#90 - Little David Copperfield
A bedtime story by Charles Dickens about one of his most famous characters.
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Jan. 2, 2021
#89 - The Californian's Tale
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.
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Dec. 23, 2020
#87 - Guest Artist Erik Braa - The Gift of the Magi - Bonus Episode
A holiday classic beautifully read by actor Erik Braa.
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Dec. 20, 2020
#86 - Bartleby The Scrivener (Part Four)
The finale of the sleepy Herman Melville classic this week.
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Dec. 13, 2020
#85 - Queen Aster
A sleepy tale about the queen of the autumn flowers by Louisa May Alcott.
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Dec. 6, 2020
#84 - Bartleby The Scrivener (Part Three)
It's part three (of four) of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.
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Nov. 29, 2020
#83 - The Pretending Woodchuck
A sleepy tale about a woodchuck who couldn't tell his left from right.
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Nov. 22, 2020
#82 - Bartleby The Scrivener (Part Two)
Part Two (of four) of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.
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Nov. 8, 2020
#80 - Bartleby The Scrivener (Part One)
Part One (of four) of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.
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Oct. 31, 2020
#78 - The Ugly Duckling
A Danish fairy tale about the pain of growing up an outsider and the joy of finding out who you really are.
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Oct. 24, 2020
#77 - A Dog's Tale
Mark Twain's heartrendingly beautiful classic, by request for a listener who likes longer stories.
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Oct. 9, 2020
#75 - Loki's Children
For Leif Erikson Day, a Viking tale of giants, dwarfs, gods and monsters.
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Sept. 26, 2020
#72 - The Twelve Dancing Princesses
A classic Grimm Brothers fairy tale, by request.
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Sept. 19, 2020
#71 - Prince Fickle & Fair Helena
An old German fairy tale complete with a prince, a maiden, an evil stepmother and of course, a fairy.
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Sept. 12, 2020
#70 - The Thanksgiving Of The Wazir
A Punjabi tale about the value of being grateful, even for life's setbacks and losses.
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Sept. 5, 2020
#69 - Fairy Gifts
An old French fairy tale about being careful what you wish for...