Read Me A Bedtime Story

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Stories of varying length from the public domain, read by Gillian to help you get to sleep, or just relax. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

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The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 20:20

Starting to lean into the Halloween season. Stay safe out there. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

halloween starting

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 12:52

Who's that knocking, knocking, knocking at my chamber...floor? Comments? Questions? Email Gillian at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

The Discourager of Hesitancy by Frank Stockton

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 13:08

Follow me @bedtimestorypod on Twitter and Instagram. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email Gillian at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

The Lady or The Tiger? By Frank Stockton [15 min]

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 15:29

Hello everyone! Sorry for the absence, it's been a crazy quarantine. Here's a good one that I will publish the sequel to next. Comments, questions and concerns can all be sent to bedtimestorypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

Thurnley Abbey by Perceval Landon [33 mins]

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 33:52

A haunted house. Do you believe in ghosts? Follow me @bedtimestorypod on Twitter and Instagram. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email Gillian at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman [30 min]

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 30:50

Being stuck inside in quarantine reminded me of this old gem. Hopefully no one has started to smooch their shoulders along the wall... Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email Gillian at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com Follow me on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @bedtimestorypod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe [12 min]

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 13:24

Stay safe out there everyone. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

Azathoth by H. P. Lovecraft [3 min]

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 3:39

Sometimes when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back into you. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email Gillian at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

The Prisoner of Zembla by O. Henry [4 min]

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 4:28

A witty little joust. Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Email Gillian at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

The Fight of the Good Ship Clarissa by Ray Bradbury [4 min]

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 4:42

A funny little story about not bothering your neighbors. Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Email Gillian at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

Metzengerstein by Edgar Allen Poe [20 min]

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 19:55

Bringing back old Edgar for a relatively unknown short story of his. Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Email Gillian at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll [1 min]

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 2:03

A short one this week. One of my favorite poems. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email Gillian at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

The Diary of a Madman by Guy De Maupassant [10 min]

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 11:34

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email Gillian at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

Eveline by James Joyce [10 min]

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 10:51

Happy new year everyone! Apologies for my absence, my family has had many emergencies this holiday season, but hopefully I will be posting more consistently in the new year! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

apologies

The Haunted Mind by Nathaniel Hawthorne [11 min]

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 11:21

Are you awakened in the middle of the night? Questions? Suggestions? Email Gillian at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com and follow me on Twitter at @bedtimestorypod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

The Shinansa - Japanese Fairy Tales [7 min]

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 7:46

Apologies for skipping last week. As you can hear in my voice still, I've been fighting a nasty virus. To keep up with the podcast, follow me on Twitter at @bedtimestorypod For questions, comments, suggestions, etc, please feel free to email me at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com See you next week, and thank you for listening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

apologies

William Wilson by Edgar Allen Poe [46 mins]

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 47:44

Don't forget to take responsibility for your actions.... Comments? Questions? Concerns? Email me at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com Find me on twitter: @Bedtimestorypod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

Poor Dear Margaret Kirby by Kathleen Norris [22 minutes]

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 22:30

A sweet tale of love lost, love found and the beauty of the simple things. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email Gillian at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs [21 Min]

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 21:54

Be careful what you wish for..... Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Love? Email me at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

The Eyes Have It by Philip K Dick [6 minutes]

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 7:12

A funny little tale, and reminder to not take things too literally. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson [18 min]

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 19:10

Sorry this episode is a bit late, but it is the longest I've recorded and edited to date. It's October so I am recording some stories that are on the spookier side of the public domain. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

it's october

A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf [5 min]

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 4:43

A short bedtime story. Comments? Questions? Concerns? Requests? Email me at bedtimestorypod@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bedtime-story/support

The Night Came Slowly by Kate Chopin [2 minutes]

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 2:00