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!
Dec. 23, 2020
#87 - Guest Artist Erik Braa - The Gift of the Magi - Bonus Episode
A holiday classic beautifully read by actor Erik Braa.
Dec. 20, 2020
#86 - Bartleby The Scrivener (Part Four)
The finale of the sleepy Herman Melville classic this week.
Dec. 13, 2020
#85 - Queen Aster
A sleepy tale about the queen of the autumn flowers by Louisa May Alcott.
Dec. 6, 2020
#84 - Bartleby The Scrivener (Part Three)
It's part three (of four) of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.
Nov. 29, 2020
#83 - The Pretending Woodchuck
A sleepy tale about a woodchuck who couldn't tell his left from right.
Nov. 22, 2020
#82 - Bartleby The Scrivener (Part Two)
Part Two (of four) of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.
Nov. 8, 2020
#80 - Bartleby The Scrivener (Part One)
Part One (of four) of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.
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.
Oct. 24, 2020
#77 - A Dog's Tale
Mark Twain's heartrendingly beautiful classic, by request for a listener who likes longer stories.
Oct. 9, 2020
#75 - Loki's Children
For Leif Erikson Day, a Viking tale of giants, dwarfs, gods and monsters.
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.
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.
Aug. 29, 2020
#68 - The Three Dogs
An old fairy tale about three magical dogs in celebration of National Dog Day and dedicated to my very good dog, Bodhi.
Aug. 15, 2020
#66 - The Dwarf's Gifts (Part Two)
Part two of the story of Loki and the Dwarfs in this Viking tale from the book In The Days of Giants by Abbie Farwell Brown.
Aug. 11, 2020
#65 - Guest Artist Zoé Brown - Master Cornille's Secret - Bonus Episode
Zoé Brown is the guest artist on this bonus episode, reading a touching French story about a miller and the secret he keeps locked away in his windmill.
Aug. 8, 2020
#64 - The Dwarf's Gifts (Part One)
More trouble with Loki and the Dwarves in this Viking tale from the book In The Days of Giants by Abbie Farwell Brown.
Aug. 1, 2020
#63 - The Farmer And The Badger
This week's story choice was inspired by my ongoing struggles with the gophers and rabbits in my veggie garden.