Listen To Sleep - Quiet Bedtime Stories & Meditations

A sleepy tale about a couple on a drive through the Welsh countryside who come upon a slightly bizarre but friendly inn.

This week we had a couple Oak Titmouse babies leave the nest their mother built on our porch. You can see a picture of them and find a link to learn a little more about Oak Titmice on the blog at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/leaving-the-nest/.

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You can read The Bat and Belfry Inn (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9363.

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A sleepy story about a magical doll who wants to be a boy, good for adults and kids.

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Part One of the sleepy Herman Melville classic.

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Sleepy musings on summer & nature by Walt Whitman in an extended episode recorded outside on a summer evening.

It's been very hot and smoky here on the mountain, and this was a bit of a difficult week for me. I wrote about why and what I'm learning from these challenges on the blog at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/facing-a-fire/.

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These excerpts are from Specimen Days and you can read it for free (along with other great classics from the public domain) at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8813.

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From Thoreau's Walden, a story about life in the country and the importance of solitude.

It was a sad week on the mountain, and the community is mourning the loss of a wonderful neighbor, father, grandfather and husband. I wrote a bit about our neighbor, Greg, and what he meant to all of us on the blog this week. It's at https://www.listentosleep.com/blog/a-life-well-lived/.

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Read Solitude for free (along with other classics from the public domain) at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/205.

Sleep well.💜

Erik

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