Sleep stories
Nothing exciting happens. That is the point. Slow stories for the end of the day — read to you at the pace of sleep, or read yourself. 478 to choose from.
The house after everyone is asleep for jet lag
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
Settle in →Sleep story: a caravan by the sea
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →Sleep story: a bus at night for waking too early
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →A bus at night for a restless night
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →Sleep story: the night train for waking too early
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →Sleep story: a fire dying down
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →Sleep story: a hotel room somewhere for jet lag
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →An attic room, when the house is busy
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →A fire dying down (a sleep story) for jet lag
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →Sleep story: a library at closing time
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →A hotel room somewhere for a racing mind
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →A bus at night (a sleep story) for a racing mind
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →Sleep story: a field under snow
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →A lake before dawn
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →Sleep story: a lake before dawn
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →A boat at anchor for a racing mind
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →A kitchen late at night for an overtired night
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →The night train for waking too early
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →Sleep story: a boat at anchor
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →Sleep story: a fire dying down for jet lag
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →A garden in the rain, if you are new to this
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →A fire dying down for a racing mind
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →A boat at anchor (a sleep story) for winding down
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →Sleep story: the night train for a racing mind
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →Sleep story: a bus at night for a racing mind
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →A lake before dawn for a racing mind
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →Sleep story: a fire dying down
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →An attic room for winding down
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →A boat at anchor
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →A kitchen late at night for waking too early
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →Sleep story: an attic room for a racing mind
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →Sleep story: a boat at anchor for waking too early
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →A bus at night for a racing mind
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →A garden in the rain for waking too early
Steady rain on leaves, and a chair under an awning that stays dry.
Settle in →A bus at night for waking too early
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →The night train for a racing mind
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →An attic room (a sleep story)
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →Sleep story: a caravan by the sea
Thin walls, wind outside, and the sound of shingle about fifty metres away.
Settle in →Sleep story: a bus at night for an overtired night
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →Sleep story: a kitchen late at night
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →Sleep story: the night train
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →Sleep story: a fire dying down
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →A boat at anchor (a sleep story) for a racing mind
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →Sleep story: a lake before dawn for jet lag
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →A bus at night (a sleep story) for winding down
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →Sleep story: a field under snow
Everything muffled, everything white, and no tracks but yours.
Settle in →An attic room (a sleep story) for waking too early
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →A bus at night, when the day has been loud
Upper deck, front seat, a city going past that you do not have to join.
Settle in →A kitchen late at night for a racing mind
One small light on, a cooling cup of tea, and the rest of the house dark.
Settle in →The night train for an overtired night
Somewhere between two cities, in the dark, where nobody needs anything from you.
Settle in →A library at closing time for waking too early
The last hour, when the lights go down row by row.
Settle in →Sleep story: a lake before dawn
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →An attic room for jet lag
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →A fire dying down for a racing mind
The last hour of a fire, when it stops being a fire and becomes warmth.
Settle in →Sleep story: a boat at anchor for a racing mind
A small harbour, a rope that creaks, and a boat that moves about a metre in the night.
Settle in →A hotel room somewhere for a restless night
A room you did not choose, in a city you do not have to know.
Settle in →A lake before dawn for jet lag
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →An attic room, when your attention is scattered
Sloping ceiling, rain on the roof a foot above your head.
Settle in →A lake before dawn for winding down
Flat water, no wind, and light that has not arrived yet.
Settle in →The house after everyone is asleep
The hour when the house belongs to nobody and nothing needs doing.
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