Feb 26, 2024
The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton
For this week’s sleepy story we return to the popular Elements of Geology. Learning about the formation of rivers valleys and geological deposits will definitely not keep your attention as you lie down to sleep.
I recorded this yesterday and I can barely remember...
Feb 19, 2024
Discussions With Spirits And Worms Will Help You Sleep
The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World by The Duchess of Newcastle
This novel is supposedly one of the first science fiction novels, and it’s certainly an artifact of its time, even if not exactly a rollicking story.
The Empress, from out...
Feb 12, 2024
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin
You’re sure to sleep with this week’s reading of Darwin’s colossal work. We really get into the weeds of how plants are constructed to aid pollination, speculating about the rarity of hermaphroditism and the potential downfalls of it.
And...
Feb 5, 2024
Joy and Fear in Little Women
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
In this weeks bedtime story, Jo March gets good news as two of her stories are published in the local paper. There is much joy and excitement as they plan their futures and Jo looks forward to being able to support her family.
But their father’s...