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Under 30 Min. Fiction Serial

#7 - The Yellow Wallpaper - Part 1

Aug. 17, 2019

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was requested by a listener. I had never read it before, but it's great. Bucolic and a bit creepy.

Under 30 Min. Fiction Poem

#6 - Goblin Market

Aug. 10, 2019

Goblin Market is a beautiful, weird, long poem by Christina Rossetti. It has a strange history and was supposedly written for children... Really? Google it if you want to know more.

Over 30 Min. Fiction Nature Sounds Poem

#6 - Goblin Market - Extended

Aug. 10, 2019

This is the extended version of Goblin Market, a beautiful and bizarre poem by Christina Rossetti with sounds I recorded at the creek behind my cabin in the background.

Over 30 Min. Fairy Tale Fiction Nature Sounds

#5 - The Tongue-Cut Sparrow - Extended

Aug. 3, 2019

This is the extended version of the traditional Japanese fairy tale is 45 minutes long, has no introduction and some sounds of nighttime at the creek in the background.

Under 30 Min. Fairy Tale Fiction

#5 - The Tongue-Cut Sparrow

Aug. 3, 2019

This Japanese fairy tale by Yei Theodora Ozaki tells a story about kindness, with a few demons thrown in for good measure.

Over 30 Min. Fairy Tale Fiction Nature Sounds

#4 - The Emperor's New Clothes - Extended

July 27, 2019

An extended length (31 minutes) version of this classic tale with nature sounds in the background and no introduction.

Under 30 Min. Fairy Tale Fiction

#4 - The Emperor's New Clothes

July 27, 2019

Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes has been a favorite story of mine since I was a child. It's over a hundred years old but still very relevant to our world today.

Over 30 Min. Fiction Viking Tale Nature Sounds

#3 - Kvasir's Blood - Extended

July 20, 2019

A classic Viking tale. Just the story, no introduction, with creek sounds underneath.

Under 30 Min. Fiction Viking Tale

#3 - Kvasir's Blood

July 20, 2019

Here's one more viking myth to help you fall asleep, Kvasir's Blood by Abbie Farwell Brown.

Over 30 Min. Fiction Viking Tale Nature Sounds

#2 - How Odin Lost His Eye - Extended

July 17, 2019

A classic Viking tale. It has just the story, no introduction, with creek sounds underneath.

Under 30 Min. Fiction Viking Tale

#2 - How Odin Lost His Eye

July 13, 2019

Here's another viking myth to help you fall asleep, How Odin Lost His Eye by Abbie Farwell Brown.

Under 30 Min. Fiction Viking Tale

#1 - The Beginning Of Things

July 13, 2019

The viking myth that started it all.

Listen To Sleep - trailer

July 12, 2019

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