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Let's get sleepy

Bedtime stories are like a soft landing spot for your mind. Rather than letting your brain race through the same thoughts youโ€™ve been chasing all day, we are taking a detour to a calm and comfy place. We tell the story twice and go a bit slower the second time. Each week, we support a meaningful non-profit organization. Explore the causes we've contributed to in past episodes.

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Game Night

Our story tonight is called โ€œGame Night,โ€ and itโ€™s a story about ringing in the new year with friends around the kitchen table. Itโ€™s also about a memory of card games with aunts and uncles, a secret ingredient, and the importance of good old-fashioned fun.

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City Sidewalks

Our story tonight is called โ€œCity Sidewalks,โ€ and itโ€™s a story about an evening looking into shop windows filled with Holiday displays. Itโ€™s also about miracles made in gingerbread, realizing when something is good, and the hushed excitement in a theater as the movie is about to begin.

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Lost and Found

Our story tonight is called โ€œLost and Foundโ€ and itโ€™s a story about the first snowfall of the year. Itโ€™s also about firewood stacked high beside the hearth, paw prints in the snow, and the magic of two paths crossing at just the right moment.

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Friendsgiving

Our story tonight is called โ€œFriendsgivingโ€ and itโ€™s a story about a meal shared on mismatched dishes across an old table. Itโ€™s also about a gate connecting two yards, the way crabapple trees grow, and making new traditions when things change.

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Bells and Whistles

Our story tonight is called โ€œBells and Whistlesโ€ and itโ€™s a story about being in the right place at the right time to hear something special. Itโ€™s also about seashells on a shelf, stacks of pumpkins on storefront stoops, and the trips we take to bring each other back home. It was inspired by a conversation I had with our pre-order winner, a lovely lady named Ginger. Her memories set my imagination spinning and this is where it landed.

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The Other Innkeeper

Our story tonight is called โ€œThe Other Innkeeperโ€ and itโ€™s a story about a memory and the path it lays out. Itโ€™s also about a card waiting to fall into the right hands, creaking hallway floors, and the end of something that may actually be a beginning.

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The Leaf House

Our story tonight is called โ€œThe Leaf Houseโ€ and itโ€™s a story about an autumn day spent working in the yard. Itโ€™s also a game remembered from childhood, a spiderโ€™s web spun on a chrysanthemum, and different ways to think about home.

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In the Bleachers

Our story tonight is called โ€œIn the Bleachersโ€, and itโ€™s a story about a game watched on a crisp fall evening. Itโ€™s also about pumpkins on doorsteps, flannel shirts, and remembering that there are lots of ways to grow.

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Bonfire

Our story tonight is called โ€œBonfireโ€ and itโ€™s a story about an evening on the beach toward the end of the summer. Itโ€™s also about bare feet in the sand, kite tails flapping in the air, and the subtle signs of the shifting season.

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Summer Feast

Our story tonight is called โ€œSummer Feastโ€, and itโ€™s a story about a meal eaten on a blanket spread over the grass. Itโ€™s also about shapes spotted in the clouds, whistle weeds, and taking the time to savor some favorite flavors.

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The Labyrinth

Our story tonight is called โ€œThe Labyrinthโ€ and itโ€™s a story about a slow walk on a gravel path in mid-summer. Itโ€™s also about hidden places, unseen acts of kindness, and the way cats sit in their windows and always looking for magic.

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The Turnaround

Our story tonight is called โ€œThe Turnaroundโ€ and itโ€™s a story about a trip down a gravel road on a summer day. Itโ€™s also about bulrushes and bonfires, family stories, and coming back to a place you know well.

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In the Map Room

Our story tonight is called โ€œIn the Map Roomโ€ and itโ€™s a story about the pleasures of looking at the world drawn out on paper. Itโ€™s also about a gasp of koi fish in a pond, a bike ride that leads somewhere surprising, and the view from the upper room of an old house.

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