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!
Nov. 6, 2022

#232 - The Old Hay

A sleepy 19th century Icelandic story about a village coming together to make it through a hard winter.
Oct. 30, 2022

#230 - The Whale and the Grasshopper

A sleepy but witty Irish story from 1916.
Oct. 23, 2022

#228 - The Story of the Opal

A sleepy fairy tale about the origin one of October's birthstones.
Oct. 16, 2022

#226 - Balder and the Mistletoe

A sleepy Norse myth where Loki goes too far and the fall of Asgard begins.
Oct. 9, 2022

#224 - The Four Gifts

A sleepy fairy tale about being careful what you wish for.
Sept. 25, 2022

#220 - The Moon's Garden Party

A long, sleepy poem from a book of Australian fairy tales.
Sept. 18, 2022

#218 - In The Giant's House

A sleepy Norse myth where Loki gets in trouble and Thor gets to battle a giant.
Sept. 11, 2022

#216 - The Bookkeeper's Wife

A sleepy slice-of-life tale by Willa Cather about a mismatched couple in early 20th-century New York City.
Sept. 4, 2022

#214 - Poltarnees - Beholder of Ocean

A sleepy tale about three mythical land-locked kingdoms beset by the lure of the the sea.
Aug. 28, 2022

#212 - Farmer Weathersky

A sleepy Norse fairy tale about the hero's journey, where life's trials and tribulations lead to both inner and outer transformation.
Aug. 21, 2022

#210 - Possessing Prudence

A sweet, sleepy tale from the early 1900s about a curious young girl with a very healthy imagination.
Aug. 14, 2022

#208 - The Glass Dog

A sleepy American fairy tale about a wizard, a glass dog, and a glass blower who gets exactly what he asks for but not what he wants.
July 31, 2022

#204 - The Enchanted Bluff

A sleepy short story by Willa Cather about coming of age in the American Midwest in the early 1900s.
July 24, 2022

#202 - Thor's Duel

A sleepy Viking tale where Thor duels with a giant.
July 17, 2022

#200 - The Gold-Bearded Man

A sleepy fairy tale about the importance of meeting life’s challenges with compassion and an open heart.
July 10, 2022

#198 - The Prince and the Dragon

A sleepy a fairy tale about a young prince who saves his brothers by outsmarting a wily dragon.
July 3, 2022

#196 - Heart of Youth

A sleepy story about a young boy who leaves behind the dreams of boyhood as he awakens to the responsibilities of being an adult.
June 19, 2022

#192 - The Story of Caliph Stork

A sleepy Middle Eastern fairy tale in which the ruler of Baghdad is tricked by an evil magician.
June 17, 2022

Treasure Island - Chapters One and Two

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June 12, 2022

#190 - The Enchanted Ring

A sleepy fairy tale about a good brother, a bad brother and an enchanted ring that brings them justice.
June 5, 2022

#188 - The Remarkable Rocket

A delightful sleepy fairy tale by Oscar Wilde parodying 19th century aristocracy.
May 29, 2022

#186 - Thor's Fishing

A sleepy Norse tale where Thor goes fishing with a giant.
May 22, 2022

#184 - The Golden Bird

A sleepy fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm about a fox who has a secret.
May 15, 2022

#182 - The Traveling Beetle

A sleepy Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a conceited beetle who sets out to find his fortune.