Nov. 8, 2019
Back to the land of fairy tales this week with another great story by Yei Theodora Osaki.
Nov. 2, 2019
Written in the style of Finnish Realism, this 19th century tale of a household transformed by modern technology is a sweet tale of simpler times.
Oct. 26, 2019
It's the finale of "Creepy but Sleepy" October with The Red Room by HG Wells.
Oct. 19, 2019
"Creepy but Sleepy" October continues with The Hollow of the Three Hills by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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.
Oct. 5, 2019
A little creepy. A little sleepy. Part One of a classic Danish tale.
Sept. 28, 2019
A classic tale of friendship. But not. Only Oscar Wilde could write a fairy tale like this.
Sept. 21, 2019
Gods and giants square off after the mischievous Loki creates a big problem.
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.
Sept. 7, 2019
We're off to the Alps for an sleepy French story of love and loss.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
July 27, 2019
An extended length (31 minutes) version of this classic tale with nature sounds in the background and no introduction.
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.
July 20, 2019
A classic Viking tale. Just the story, no introduction, with creek sounds underneath.
July 20, 2019
Here's one more viking myth to help you fall asleep, Kvasir's Blood by Abbie Farwell Brown.
July 17, 2019
A classic Viking tale. It has just the story, no introduction, with creek sounds underneath.
July 13, 2019
Here's another viking myth to help you fall asleep, How Odin Lost His Eye by Abbie Farwell Brown.
July 13, 2019
The viking myth that started it all.