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!
The Hidden Forest of Dreams
March 26, 2023

The Hidden Forest of Dreams

A very sleepy original story about a sunset stroll on Sleep Mountain with the old man, Bodhi and Ninja.
#268 - One Minute Longer
March 12, 2023

#268 - One Minute Longer

A sleepy story about a boy and his dog and the trouble they faced on a walk in the woods. If the podcast helps you sleep, it's your support that allows me to be your bedtime storyteller and meditation guide. For just $4.99 a ...
#266 - How to Find Out a True Friend
March 5, 2023

#266 - How to Find Out a True Friend

A sleepy Italian fairy tale about how to know a true friend and the magical healing powers of saints.
#264 - The Golden Treasure
Feb. 26, 2023

#264 - The Golden Treasure

A sleepy Danish fairy tale about a boy who finds his treasure within.
#258 - The Olive
Feb. 5, 2023

#258 - The Olive

Nod off to this romantic, dreamy, and almost surrealistic short story from the 1920s.
#254 - Thomas The Rhymer
Jan. 22, 2023

#254 - Thomas The Rhymer

A sleepy Scottish fairy tale from the 1400s with a Scottish laird who is beguiled by a fairy queen.
#252 - The Journey South
Jan. 15, 2023

#252 - The Journey South

In this original story, we’ll follow a flock of band-tailed pigeons on their sleepy migration from Vancouver to the oak forests of Northern California.
#250 - Geirlaug The King's Daughter
Jan. 8, 2023

#250 - Geirlaug The King's Daughter

A sleepy German fairy tale about a good princess and an evil queen.
#248 - Toinette and the Elves
Jan. 1, 2023

#248 - Toinette and the Elves

A sleepy holiday story about a young girl who learns a lesson on kindness from some magical elves.
#246 - Old Father Christmas
Dec. 25, 2022

#246 - Old Father Christmas

A sleepy Christmas classic about the origins of the Christmas tree.
#244 - The Little Elder-Tree Mother
Dec. 18, 2022

#244 - The Little Elder-Tree Mother

A classic story about how fairy tales grow out of reality, and how reality grows out of fairy tales.
#242 - King Thrushbeard
Dec. 11, 2022

#242 - King Thrushbeard

A classic fairy tale about a proud princess who learns the importance of humility.
#234 - The Twelve Princesses and the Wizard King
Nov. 13, 2022

#234 - The Twelve Princesses and the Wizard King

A sleepy African fairy tale where a prince sets out on a hero's journey to rescue his true love.
#232 - The Old Hay
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.
#230 - The Whale and the Grasshopper
Oct. 30, 2022

#230 - The Whale and the Grasshopper

A sleepy but witty Irish story from 1916.
#228 - The Story of the Opal
Oct. 23, 2022

#228 - The Story of the Opal

A sleepy fairy tale about the origin one of October's birthstones.
#226 - Balder and the Mistletoe
Oct. 16, 2022

#226 - Balder and the Mistletoe

A sleepy Norse myth where Loki goes too far and the fall of Asgard begins.
#224 - The Four Gifts
Oct. 9, 2022

#224 - The Four Gifts

A sleepy fairy tale about being careful what you wish for.
#220 - The Moon's Garden Party
Sept. 25, 2022

#220 - The Moon's Garden Party

A long, sleepy poem from a book of Australian fairy tales.
#218 - In The Giant's House
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.
#216 - The Bookkeeper's Wife
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.
#214 - Poltarnees - Beholder of Ocean
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.
#212 - Farmer Weathersky
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.
#210 - Possessing Prudence
Aug. 21, 2022

#210 - Possessing Prudence

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