Kathryn Nicolai

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11,090 appearances 40 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 5d ago

Kathryn Nicolai’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep · Something Blue (Encore) · 17 Sep 2026 podcast

I cut a stretch of the fiber, and as I tied it, per Gran's instructions, matched

I thought about the orange kitten. matched

I found a few of her hairs on my shirt, and I tied them into the knot as well. matched

Before I'd even finished it, I knew where she was meant to end up. matched

This is often how spells work for me, the mere act of focusing part of my mind on the process. matched

frees up another part to intuit what is needed and how to bring it about. matched

I had a friend who had lost her beloved cat a few years before, and part of the wound of grief his passing had left behind was still unhealed. matched

The chamber of her heart that wanted to love was closed up. matched

She was stuck, and I think didn't even know it. matched

And here was this irresistible kitten, small and in need, and I felt sure would win over my friend in an instant. matched

would force her heart open and let the light into its closed-up corners. matched

So I tucked the little girl into my coat, buttoning it up around her, and Cinder and I chomped over to my friend's house as snow began to fall. matched

I'd realized as I was tying that knot that if I knocked on her door and tried to convince her to take the kitten in, the spell might fall apart. matched

No, it would cause her to make a decision with her head, and we needed to deal directly with her heart. matched

So we waited till it felt like the time was right. matched

And I sat the little cat down at the edge of her front walk. matched

She didn't give me a backwards glance. matched

I think she knew she was home. matched

She just started leaving tiny paw prints in the fresh snow all around the front door. matched

then ducked under a shrub in the yard. matched

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