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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.
Feb. 28, 2021

#98 - Eve's Diary

A sleepy musing on Eve's first days in Eden by Mark Twain.
Feb. 21, 2021

#97 - Jackal or Tiger?

A sleepy fairy tale from ancient Hindustan about the consequences of always thinking you're right.
Feb. 14, 2021

#96 - The Strange Adventures of Little Maia

A slow, quiet fairy tale about the adventures of a tiny, magical girl.
Feb. 7, 2021

#95 - The Green Knight

A sleepy Danish fairy tale with a princess, a knight and a wicked step-mother.
Jan. 31, 2021

#94 - The Voyage

Katherine Mansfield's beautiful, sleepy story about an overnight boat trip in 19th century New Zealand.
Jan. 24, 2021

#93 - Zlatovlaska The Golden-Haired

A sleepy Czech fairy tale with talking animals and a princess, of course.
Jan. 17, 2021

#92 - Princess On The Glass Hill

A sweet, sleepy Norse fairy tale with no gods or Vikings.
Jan. 10, 2021

#90 - Little David Copperfield

A bedtime story by Charles Dickens about one of his most famous characters.
Jan. 2, 2021

#89 - The Californian's Tale

A beautiful, sleepy tale about love and loss by Mark Twain. You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/142 .
Dec. 27, 2020

#88 - The Sister Years

A New Year's classic by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Dec. 23, 2020

#87 - Guest Artist Erik Braa - The Gift of the Magi - Bonus Episode

A holiday classic beautifully read by actor Erik Braa.
Dec. 20, 2020

#86 - Bartleby The Scrivener (Part Four)

The finale of the sleepy Herman Melville classic this week.
Dec. 13, 2020

#85 - Queen Aster

A sleepy tale about the queen of the autumn flowers by Louisa May Alcott.
Dec. 6, 2020

#84 - Bartleby The Scrivener (Part Three)

It's part three (of four) of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.
Nov. 29, 2020

#83 - The Pretending Woodchuck

A sleepy tale about a woodchuck who couldn't tell his left from right.
Nov. 22, 2020

#82 - Bartleby The Scrivener (Part Two)

Part Two (of four) of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.
Nov. 15, 2020

#81 - The Magic Mirror

A sleepy folk tale from Zimbabwe.
Nov. 8, 2020

#80 - Bartleby The Scrivener (Part One)

Part One (of four) of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.
Nov. 3, 2020

#79 - Guest Artist Kyle Field - Hansel And Grethel - Bonus Episode

A Brothers Grimm classic read by Kyle Field from the band Little Wings.
Oct. 31, 2020

#78 - The Ugly Duckling

A Danish fairy tale about the pain of growing up an outsider and the joy of finding out who you really are.
Oct. 24, 2020

#77 - A Dog's Tale

Mark Twain's heartrendingly beautiful classic, by request for a listener who likes longer stories.
Oct. 17, 2020

#76 - The Little Peasant

A classic Grimm Brothers fairy tale.