From the village of nothing much...

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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Summer nights

Our story tonight is called โ€œSummer Nightsโ€ and itโ€™s a story about a day at the lake with friends, a huge summer feast and sweet night air. Itโ€™s also about the feeling of realizing when something is good and being happy about it.

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Afternoon nap

Our story tonight is called โ€œAfternoon napโ€ and itโ€™s a story about the best kind of nap, the one you didnโ€™t think you had time for. Itโ€™s also about enjoying small luxuries and the serendipity of unexpected free time.

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Early to yoga

Our story tonight is called โ€œEarly to Yogaโ€ and itโ€™s a story about the comfort of a quiet safe place. Itโ€™s also about the feeling of privacy and the ease and serenity that come from someone showing you a little tenderness and affection.

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Three Good Things

Our story tonight is called "Three Good Things" and itโ€™s about reminding yourself of some of the simple happy moments that happen during the day. Sometimes good stuff slips through our brains without leaving much of a trace, while scary upsetting stuff gets stuck in there. So it helps to notice and highlight sweetness when it shows up, even if that just amounts to us saying to ourselves, โ€œOh thatโ€™s nice.โ€

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The windows were open

story tonight is called โ€œThe windows were openโ€ and itโ€™s a story about a sunny summer day by the lake, solitude, and strawberries. Itโ€™s also about the feeling of being free from a schedule and deadlines, and about doing some favorite things.

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Some days, a bonus episode

Our story tonight is called "Some days" and is short, and not so much a story as just some reminders for when youโ€™ve had a crummy day, so weโ€™re releasing it as a bonus episode.

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Spring in the yard

Our story tonight is called โ€œSpring in the Yardโ€ and itโ€™s a story about getting outside at the end of a long winter, being in the fresh air and tidying things up. Itโ€™s also about quiet companionship, dogs, and the last fire of the season.

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Closing up shop

Our story tonight is called โ€œClosing up shopโ€ and itโ€™s a story about a book shop at the end of the day. Lev Grossman wrote in The Magicianโ€™s Land โ€œIt didnโ€™t matter where you were, if you were in a room full of books you were at least halfway home.โ€ If that feels true to you, then this story is for you. Beyond the friendliness of the company of books, this story is also about being in a safe place and looking out from it at oneโ€™s leisure, and about the lovely feeling of anticipating something nice.

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A block from home

Turn off the light, get comfortable and let us tell you a story. These are bedtime stories for grownups, in which nothing much happens, you feel good and then you fall asleep.

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