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There's nothing like a good bedtime story to grab hold of a racing mind and calm it down. Enjoy these works of fiction, many of them only available here!
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.
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.
Oct. 9, 2020

#75 - Loki's Children

For Leif Erikson Day, a Viking tale of giants, dwarfs, gods and monsters.