On a quiet hill where two roads meet, a postmaster tends a small wooden box of letters that never reached the people they were meant for. Tonight, a letter arrives that will send him on a long walk up the hill road — and a forty-year wait comes quietly to its end.In this episode of The Wandering Library Extended, host Thomas Bennett reads a gentle bedtime story about Tobias Wren, the postmaster of a small town, who has spent thirty-two years sorting letters and quietly tracking the ones that come back. When an envelope addressed to a stranger named Elara Finch appears on his desk one morning, Tobias cannot find her in any of his ledgers — but he walks the two-hour climb up the hill road anyway, just in case. What he finds at the end of the path is a small blue door, a wooden bench, and an old woman who has been waiting for that letter for forty years. A bedtime story for grownups about the small, patient acts of kindness that go mostly unnoticed, and about a life made up of small quiet things, which is enough.Chapters:00:08 — Postmaster's Hill03:54 — The Returned Letters07:16 — A Letter for Elara Finch10:19 — The Walk up the Hill Road13:34 — The Blue Door at the End of the Path16:59 — What Tobias Brings Home19:45 — Closing ThoughtsTags: bedtime story for grownups, slow storytelling, sleep podcast, cozy fiction, small town stories, letters and post, peaceful narration, no music, voice only, calming stories for sleep, australian narrator, grandfather voice.This story was crafted with AI assistance and narrated for the Wandering Library Extended series on the Bedtime Sleep Stories for Grownups podcast. Each episode is voiced by an AI narrator and shaped from a quiet idea into something you can fall asleep to.DISCLAIMER 📢Bedtime Sleep Stories For Grownups is an independent production by HustleStudios. The stories and topics discussed are for entertainment and informational purposes only. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect HustleStudios or its affiliates.Some names and details may be altered to protect privacy. Listener discretion advised. All content protected under copyright law.This episode might be ad-supported. Support us on Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access, and exclusive promos.👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe via Apple Podcasts📻 Listen to Hustle Studios Radio 24/7!🎧 radio.hustlestudios.net/live🔊 All our podcasts — playing back to back, anytime!

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