Where everyday life is full of glimmers of ordinary magic

Stories from the Village

From the Inn on the Lake to the Farmer’s Market, from the bookshop in downtown to the cabin in the woods, enjoy soothing stories that lean into small pleasures and celebrate community. Based on the enormously popular podcast Nothing Much Happens, these family-friendly stories are an antidote to anxiety and a dose of simple goodness.

 
Kathryn Nicolai Kathryn Nicolai

Shelters, Stacks, and Shorelines

Our stories today are about settling into the first signs of autumn. We’ll refresh a beloved breezeway for cooler days, reshelve books in the quiet library after closing, and wander a storm-washed shoreline searching the sand for a rare piece of lightning glass.

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