Nonfiction Stories & Meditations

Sometimes a non-fiction story is just the thing to help you nod off.
April 6, 2025

Sleepy Wisdom: Finding Peace in the Present – A Journey Through the Tao Te Ching

Experience a poetic journey that weaves ancient Taoist wisdom with evocative nature-inspired storytelling, guiding you toward deep, restorative sleep.
March 2, 2025

The Last Thaw

A sleepy tale about an old woman who takes a quiet walk to the creek at the end of winter, witnessing the slow thaw and reflecting on the nature of change.
Feb. 19, 2023

#262 - Seneca's Letters on Worldliness & Practicing What You Preach

Two beautiful, sleepy letters from the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca to his friend Lucilius.
Jan. 29, 2023

#256 - Tales of an Old Sea Port

The sleepy history of a small New England town that was home to a great Wampanoag king, and possibly, a band of Norsemen.
Oct. 2, 2022

#222 - Seneca's Letters

Two beautiful, sleepy letters from the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca to his friend Lucilius.
Aug. 7, 2022

#206 - The Superdream

A sleepy essay on the phenomenon of superdreams by request for a supporter who loves a good nonfiction bedtime story.
June 26, 2022

#194 - Signs On The Beach

Drift off with the opening chapter of this sleepy 1901 guide to beachcombing.
Aug. 29, 2021

#125 - Solitude

From Thoreau's Walden, a story about life in the country and the importance of solitude.
Aug. 15, 2021

#123 - Summer By The Creek

Sleepy musings on summer & nature by Walt Whitman in an extended episode recorded outside on a summer evening.
June 6, 2021

#113 - Where I Lived, and What I Lived For

A beautiful story from Thoreau's Walden that was an inspiration for my life in the mountains.
June 6, 2020

#54 - My Escape From Slavery

Frederick Douglass’s classic essay, My Escape From Slavery