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. 28, 2021

#139 - A Christmas Carol - Part One

By multiple requests, a sleepy reading of the Charles Dickens holiday classic.
Nov. 21, 2021

#138 - Tom's Thanksgiving

A sweet, sleepy story about a Thanksgiving surprise in early 1900s Boston.
Nov. 7, 2021

#136 - The Schoolmistress

A sleepy classic by Anton Chekov about a morning in the life of a late 19th century schoolmistress in tsarist Russia.
Oct. 31, 2021

#135 - The Cat That Walked By Himself

A sleepy tale about how cats and people might first have come to live together.
Oct. 24, 2021

#134 - Ib and Little Christina

A sleepy, bittersweet fairy tale about two star-crossed lovers by Hans Christian Andersen.
Oct. 17, 2021

#133 - Her First Ball

A sweet, sleepy story by Katherine Mansfield about a young country woman's outing to her first ball in the big city.
Oct. 13, 2021

The Children of Odin - Part 1 (Listen To Sleep Plus)

This is a free preview of Listen To Sleep Plus. We just finished Peter Pan, and now we're starting The Children of Odin, a great book of Norse tales.
Oct. 3, 2021

#131 - The Werewolf

A sleepy (and not too creepy) werewolf romance for spooky season; think Romeo meets Mr. Hyde.
Sept. 26, 2021

#130 - Chess

A mystical tale about an old man living in the woods who builds a chess set that changes his life.
Sept. 21, 2021

#129 - Guest Artist Kristof Hajos - The Story of the Siren - Bonus Episode

A sleepy classic by E.M. Forster read by singer/songwriter Kristof Hajos.
Sept. 19, 2021

#128 - The Interval

A sleepy (not scary) ghost story about a woman's search for a message from her lost husband.
Sept. 12, 2021

#127 - Odin and the Wolf

A sleepy viking tale about Odin's search for wisdom and a magical wolf who would not be tamed.
Sept. 5, 2021

#126 - A Fairy's Blunder

A sleepy fairy tale about a good-hearted fairy who tries to help, but winds up making things a little worse first.
Aug. 22, 2021

#124 - The Bat and Belfry Inn

A sleepy tale about a couple on a drive through the Welsh countryside who come upon a slightly bizarre but friendly inn.
Aug. 8, 2021

#122 - The Velveteen Rabbit

The sleepy classic about a toy rabbit who becomes real.
Aug. 1, 2021

#121 - Thor's Visit To The Giants

A sleepy Viking tale where Thor and Loki try to best the king of the giants.
July 25, 2021

#120 - The Magician's Horse

A sleepy fairy tale about a prince who gets lost in the woods and finds a new home on a magical horse.
July 11, 2021

#118 - The Manuscript

A great sleepy short story about a writer in Victorian Paris, with a supernatural twist.
July 4, 2021

#117 - Two Feathers & Turkey Brother

A sleepy Seneca Native American tale about a magical journey to adulthood and marriage.
July 1, 2021

Peter Pan - Chapter 1 (Listen To Sleep Plus)

Enjoy this free preview of Listen To Sleep Plus, the Wednesday night subscriber episodes where I read longer books serially.
June 27, 2021

#116 - Soria-Moria Castle

A sleepy Norwegian fairy tale that isn't a Viking myth, but it's got trolls, princesses, a magical journey and the hero, Halvor.
June 20, 2021

#115 - An Impossible Enchantment

A sleepy fairy tale with all the usual suspects; a king, a prince, a princess and some fairies.
June 13, 2021

#114 - The Happy Prince

A sleepy fairy tale about a prince and a swallow who gave away everything to help others.
May 30, 2021

#112 - The Giantess Who Would Not

A sleepy Viking tale about a stubborn giantess who winds up happier after not getting her way.