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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 18, 2021

#119 - The Soap Seller's Son

A Persian fairy tale about a poor boy who gets lost in the desert and falls in love with a princess.
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.
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.
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.
May 23, 2021

#111 - The Woman Who Sat Still

A sleepy story about loving someone for who they are and not who you think they are.
May 19, 2021

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Chapters 1 and 2 (Listen To Sleep Plus)

Lewis Carroll’s classic masterpiece, read serially. The first two chapters are available here as a preview of the Wednesday night episodes that are part of the Listen To Sleep Plus subscription.
May 16, 2021

#110 - His Smile

A sweet, sleepy story by Susan Glaspell about accepting loss and learning to live again.
May 9, 2021

#109 - Felicia and the Pot of Pinks

A sleepy fairy tale about a good-hearted girl who finds a secret hidden in a pot of pink flowers.
May 2, 2021

#108 - The Garden Party

A beautifully descriptive, slice-of-life story from Katherine Mansfield about childhood innocence and caring for your neighbors.
April 25, 2021

#107 - The Bird Of Truth

A sleepy fairy tale about an orphaned prince and princess and the little bird who helps them find their way home.
April 18, 2021

#106 - The Muzhik Who Fed Two Officials

A sleepy 19th century Russian satire written as a fairy tale in which two helpless government officials are saved by a hard-working muzhik.
April 11, 2021

#105 - The Clever Cat

A sleepy fairy tale with a princess, an ogre and a clever cat.
April 4, 2021

#104 - Shelby

A slow, quiet story about the importance of being true to yourself.
March 28, 2021

#103 - The Quest for the Hammer

A sleepy Viking tale in which Loki tricks the king of the Giants into marrying Thor.
March 21, 2021

#102 - Green Gardens

A quiet classic about gentleness and redemption written by Frances Noyes Hart.
March 14, 2021

#101 - The Hundredth Princess

A sleepy fairy tale about a king, an enchantress, and 99 princesses.
March 11, 2021

#100 - Bartleby The Scrivener - Full Story - Bonus Episode

Herman Melville's slow, quiet classic read in full: all 2 hours and 18 sleepy minutes of it.
March 7, 2021

#99 - Bliss

A beautifully descriptive sleepy story by Katherine Mansfield about a young mother and her dinner party.