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Curl up like a cat in a sunbeam. "The Wool Shop Cat Who Knows Every Name" is a cozy grown-up bedtime story about Thimble, the large gray cat asleep on the counter of the wool shop on the square, who knows every name in Sleepy Town — and the young woman who comes home after twelve years away, and is recognized before she says a word — told slowly, with pauses for breathing, all the way to sleep. No jolts, no dread, no cliffhangers. Just Mrs. Lavinia Pocket and her order book, a brass bell over the door, baskets of soft wool, and a gray cat purring on his blanket, keeping every name safe, including yours. 0:08 Curl Up and Listen 31:05 An Affirmation for the Evening 70:30 Tales from Sleepy Town 109:19 Tales from the Long Night 150:31 Rest Awhile At the Open Door 191:38 Basket Waits 237:16 The Night Watchman and the Button 279:40 Mr. Tobias Fen and the Ledger 320:16 A Meditation for Restless Evenings 360:10 Every Name Is Known Produced with AI assistance. A human reviewed the script and audio before publishing.…
Curl up like a cat in a sunbeam. "The Wool Shop Cat Who Knows Every Name" is a cozy grown-up bedtime story about Thimble, the large gray cat asleep on the counter of the wool shop on the square, who knows every name in Sleepy Town — and the young woman who comes home after twelve years away, and is recognized before she says a word — told slowly, with pauses for breathing, all the way to sleep. No jolts, no dread, no cliffhangers. Just Mrs. Lavinia Pocket and her order book, a brass bell over the door, baskets of soft wool, and a gray cat purring on his blanket, keeping every name safe, including yours. 0:08 Curl Up and Listen 31:05 An Affirmation for the Evening 70:30 Tales from Sleepy Town 109:19 Tales from the Long Night 150:31 Rest Awhile At the Open Door 191:38 Basket Waits 237:16 The Night Watchman and the Button 279:40 Mr. Tobias Fen and the Ledger 320:16 A Meditation for Restless Evenings 360:10 Every Name Is Known Produced with AI assistance. A human reviewed the script and audio before publishing.…
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The Wool Shop Cat Who Knows Every Name
ListenedCurl up like a cat in a sunbeam. "The Wool Shop Cat Who Knows Every Name" is a cozy grown-up bedtime story about Thimble, the large gray cat asleep on the counter of the wool shop on the square, who knows every name in Sleepy Town — and the young woman who comes home after twelve years away, and is recognized before she says a word — told slowly, with pauses for breathing, all the way to sleep. No jolts, no dread, no cliffhangers. Just Mrs. Lavinia Pocket and her order book, a brass bell over the door, baskets of soft wool, and a gray cat purring on his blanket, keeping every name safe, including yours. 0:08 Curl Up and Listen 31:05 An Affirmation for the Evening 70:30 Tales from Sleepy Town 109:19 Tales from the Long Night 150:31 Rest Awhile At the Open Door 191:38 Basket Waits 237:16 The Night Watchman and the Button 279:40 Mr. Tobias Fen and the Ledger 320:16 A Meditation for Restless Evenings 360:10 Every Name Is Known Produced with AI assistance. A human reviewed the script and audio before publishing.…
The Ferryman's Collected Fares
ListenedAll day the ferry carries passengers across the dark water — but at night, ferryman Cole collects a different kind of fare: stories. Climb aboard for a slow evening crossing to the far shore and back, with tea on the water, soup waiting on the stove, a lighthouse beam going patiently around, and a sleepy town settling lamp by lamp into the dark. A full-length bedtime voyage for listeners of every age. Settle in and drift. Chapters: 0:00 - Welcome to the Night Ferry 6:44 - Cole Counts the Day's Fares 20:45 - Tea on the Dark Water 30:51 - The Far Shore Landing 44:12 - The Door That Stands Open 56:28 - Soup for the Ferryman 1:14:30 - The Walk Back to the Landing 1:27:20 - The Moon on the Water 1:45:08 - Docking at Sleepy Town 1:55:48 - Why Cole Takes Stories 2:12:37 - The Wall, and the Water, and the Kept Count 2:24:05 - The Lighthouse Across the Water 2:39:39 - Footsteps on the Hill Path 2:50:04 - The Bakery Before Dawn 3:03:23 - Fen's Last Lamp 3:17:31 - The Last Windows Dark 3:26:28 - The Bottom of the Round…
The Fountain That Hums at Midnight
ListenedSettle in and slow down. "The Fountain That Hums at Midnight" is a cozy grown-up bedtime story about the old stone fountain in the square of Sleepy Town, the low golden hum it sings every night near midnight, and the beekeeper who follows his missing bees to the warmest little hive — told slowly, with pauses for breathing, all the way to sleep. No jolts, no dread, no cliffhangers. Just Miss Hartley's forty teacups, a midnight gathering with blankets and warm milk, and honey called Midnight Hum. 0:08 Drift In and Rest 44:07 More Lamplight for the Road Home 97:54 A Meditation for Quiet Hours 139:51 Clock Sleeps On 187:39 A Meditation for Long Days 232:06 The Golden Light 280:48 The Ninth Hour of Lamplight 335:35 Hum Rests 394:00 Rest Awhile At the Square Center 443:49 The Lullaby of the Square Produced with AI assistance. A human reviewed the script and audio before publishing. Bedtime Sleep Stories For Grownups is produced by ColoredJuice Podcast Studio — a new sleep story every evening. Bed music "Night…
Mrs. Pocket's Winter Knitting
ListenedSettle in and slow down. "Mrs. Pocket and the Endless Blue Scarf" is a cozy grown-up bedtime story about a wool shop on a quiet square, a request like no other, and a scarf that keeps unwinding long after the lamps are lit — told slowly, with pauses for breathing, all the way to sleep. No jolts, no dread, no cliffhangers. Just the shop cat, the fifth cup of cocoa, and the winter of the blue scarf. 0:08 Settle In and Slow Down 38:06 Thimble and the Stitch 77:01 An Affirmation for the Evening 118:46 Wool Waits 160:56 A Meditation for Soft Nights 215:24 A Meditation for Restless Evenings 268:24 The Night Watchman and the Row 307:01 An Affirmation for the Tired 351:01 A Meditation for Tired Feet 396:51 The Winter of the Blue Scarf Produced with AI assistance. A human reviewed the script and audio before publishing. Bedtime Sleep Stories For Grownups is produced by ColoredJuice Podcast Studio — a new sleep story every evening. Bed music "Night Swim" by Future Forests, licensed via Uppbeat, code SGF1ULLOYNEYZ8TS,…
The Quiet Post Office on the Square
ListenedSettle in and slow down. "The Quiet Post Office on the Square" is a cozy grown-up bedtime story about a narrow post office with the smallest window in town, a postmaster who has never once raised his voice, and a letter with no address that quietly changes the whole of Sleepy Town — told slowly, with pauses for breathing, all the way to sleep. No jolts, no dread, no cliffhangers. Just the brass grille, the clock that runs eleven minutes slow, and one boiled sweet kept for emergencies. 0:08 Make Yourself Comfortable 34:26 Cat Sings Low 72:26 The Sixth Cup of Cocoa 107:56 The Tenth Basket of Quiet 145:30 A Meditation for Tired Feet 181:21 Tales from the Golden Windows 218:14 Grille Settles 250:41 Rest Awhile At the Sorting Table 293:02 Wind Settles Down 333:12 Delivered at Last Produced with AI assistance. A human reviewed the script and audio before publishing. Bedtime Sleep Stories For Grownups is produced by ColoredJuice Podcast Studio — a new sleep story every evening. Bed music "Night Swim" by Future…