episodes
#16 - The Amputated Arms (Part Two)
Oct. 12, 2019
A little creepy, but actually very sleepy. It's part two of the classic Danish tale, The Amputated Arms by Jorgen Wilhelm Bergsoe.
#15 - The Amputated Arms (Part One)
Oct. 5, 2019
A little creepy. A little sleepy. Part One of a classic Danish tale.
#14 - The Whistleblower Complaint - Bonus Episode
Sept. 29, 2019
A special bonus episode to keep you informed as you drift off to sleep, The Whistleblower Complaint by The Whistleblower, but read as a bedtime story.
#13 - The Devoted Friend
Sept. 28, 2019
A classic tale of friendship. But not. Only Oscar Wilde could write a fairy tale like this.
#12 - The Giant Builder
Sept. 21, 2019
Gods and giants square off after the mischievous Loki creates a big problem.
#11 - A Forest Betrothal Pt. 2
Sept. 14, 2019
Part two of A Forest Betrothal by Erckmann-Chatrian. Find out how it ends with the sleepy conclusion of this May December one-way romance.
#10 - A Forest Betrothal - Part 1
Sept. 7, 2019
We're off to the Alps for an sleepy French story of love and loss.
#9 - The Nightingale and The Rose
Aug. 31, 2019
Here's a fairy tale by Oscar Wilde, The Nightingale and The Rose. It's a story about love and loss with a weird twist.
#8 - The Yellow Wallpaper - Part 2
Aug. 24, 2019
Here's part 2 of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. I read the first part in Episode 7. It's a little creepy...
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#3 - Kvasir's Blood - Extended
July 20, 2019
A classic Viking tale. Just the story, no introduction, with creek sounds underneath.
#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.