Daily Bedtime Tales & Stories for Sleep
We all have stressful days that leave us feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. When you get home, it can be hard to relax and unwind enough to fall asleep at night.Each time you try to fall asleep, your mind is overwhelmed by constant frantic thoughts that rest a real challenge. Work, family, relationships, behavior…This continuous reflection on everything that happened during the day does nothing but stimulate even more stress, accumulating progressive tiredness that makes your days heavy.But how to appease that annoying inner voice, calm your mind and finally sleep peaceful and rejuvenating nights?In this podcast, we...
Letter 9 from Ruth: Supper Before We Were Ready
A lamp has nowhere useful to stand. A neighbour's letter recalls the evening the lane lost power, the soup was already warm, and supper began before the table was ready.
Letter 9 from Ruth continues The House at Lantern Bay, an original, gentle story for adults. Mara and Elsie plan a simple meal for the guesthouse's reopening, while Ruth remembers an ordinary invitation to stay. Each letter tells a complete story within the season.
New bedtime stories three nights a week: Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.
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Letter 8 from Martin: The Postcard That Came Back
A postcard returns to its sender, and Martin discovers that an old address is not quite the same as keeping in touch. At Lantern Bay, Mara finds a clearer way to guide someone to the guesthouse gate.
The House at Lantern Bay continues with Letter 8 from Martin. An original bedtime story with Rashud narrating and Gerard reading Martin’s letter. New stories Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.
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Chapters:
00:00 The address on the card
04:59 Letter 8 from Martin
14:35 Directions to...
Letter 7 from Rowan: A Hello and a Place to Sit
A blue chair looks reserved until a quiet guest discovers it is simply available. Rowan remembers finding his way into an evening conversation, and Mara makes room for a third cup.
The House at Lantern Bay continues with Letter 7 from Rowan. An original bedtime story with Rashud narrating and Joe Ro reading Rowan’s letter. New stories three nights a week: Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.
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Chapters:
00:00 Room for a third cup
02:45 Letter 7 from Rowan
10:12 The chair le...
Letter 6 from Nell: The Seeds That Stayed
The House at Lantern Bay continues. A seed packet in green pencil leads Mara and Elsie into the courtyard, and into a gardener’s memory of a visitor who stayed only one night.
Letter 6 follows Letter 5 from Mara: The Room Waiting for a Guest. Original fiction, told gently with Rashud narrating and Olivia reading Nell’s letter.
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Chapters:
00:00 The packet in green pencil
03:20 Letter 6 from Nell
09:22 A place to sit
Letter 5 from Mara: The Room Waiting for a Guest
Between the letters, Mara prepares an empty guest room and writes the first new invitation to the house at Lantern Bay. A quiet present-day interlude about making room for someone who has not arrived yet.
An original bedtime story narrated by Rashud. Listen after Letter 4 from Theo: One Book, Two Inscriptions.
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Letter 4 from Theo: One Book, Two Inscriptions
A bookseller recognizes his own book only when a forgotten inscription appears. Its return brings two familiar places into view and helps Mara find a useful home for the guesthouse books.
An original, gentle fiction story in The House at Lantern Bay. Rashud narrates the return to the guesthouse, with Rob reading Theo’s letter. Begin with Letter 1: Two Green Suitcases | Welcome to Lantern Bay, or settle into this evening’s complete tale.
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Letter 3 from Ada: A Blue Dress, a Different Sunday
Ada makes a blue dress before knowing where she will wear it. A change of plans leads to a Sunday in her sister’s garden, and a tablecloth that later finds a place at the Lantern Bay guesthouse.
An original, gentle fiction story in The House at Lantern Bay. Rashud narrates the return to the guesthouse, with Nana Margaret reading Ada’s letter. Begin with Letter 1: Two Green Suitcases | Welcome to Lantern Bay, or settle into this evening’s complete tale.
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Letter 2 from Jonas: The Tide Had Other Plans
A boatbuilder is ready to make a delivery, but the tide has other plans. An unhurried visit to the guesthouse becomes a friendship, and Mara discovers the story behind the little wooden boat on the sitting-room shelf.
An original, gentle fiction story in The House at Lantern Bay. Rashud narrates the return to the guesthouse, with Bill reading Jonas’s letter. Begin with Letter 1: Two Green Suitcases | Welcome to Lantern Bay, or settle into this evening’s complete tale.
Follow the show for the next visit to Lantern Bay.
Letter 1: Two Green Suitcases | Welcome to Lantern Bay
A light is waiting in an upstairs window when Mara arrives at her aunt’s seaside guesthouse. As they begin reopening the house, a box of old letters offers an unexpected welcome. The first tells of two green suitcases, a borrowed sweater, and a quiet meeting beside the harbor.
An original, gentle fiction series for the end of the day. Each installment brings a complete letter-story and another small piece of life at Lantern Bay. Narrated by Rashud.
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