Slightly More Happens - September Splendor
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Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep
1h 40m
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What is the opening premise and how does the host set the mood for this bedtime story episode?
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Welcome to a special longer episode. Of bedtime stories for everyone. in which slightly more happens. You feel good. And then you fall asleep. I'm Kathryn Nikolai. I write and read and All the stories you hear. And nothing much happens. Audio Engineering is by Bob Wittersheim. We give to a different charity each week. And this week we are giving to Brownbag Lady. Rooted in using kindness, food and essentials. As a way to improve the lives of others throughout Los Angeles. Learn more about them in our show notes. Here is your monthly dose of extra nothing much. In which we give you a three story episode on the free feed. And a five story episode on our premium feed. And this is a perfect moment to upgrade. Because there is a part four to the stories I'm telling tonight.
And it Plus another episode will be part of the premium version. Learn more at nothing much happens dot com Just as with our regular episodes. These stories are simply a soft place. to occupy your mind. Keep it steady. and allow you to drift to sleep. All you need to do is listen. I'll tell the stories twice. And I'll go a little slower the second time through. If you wake later in the night. Don't hesitate. To just start them over again. Our stories tonight. R If I do say so myself. Such a treat. If you have ever wished to Book a stay at the inn of nothing much. To watch the leaves change while sipping coffee from the back porch. If you love trains and journals and cats and trays of food sent up from the kitchen.
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Get free shipping on your order and three hundred sixty five day returns, now available in Canada and the UK too. That's qince dot com slash nothing much. So please get comfortable. And let your whole body Relax into the bed. I'll be here. Keeping watch as you sleep. Take a deep breath in through your nose. Let it out your mouth. Nice, one more, breathe in. And out.
Good. Autumn at the end. Part one. It came as a recommendation. From a friend. I'd been going on. A bit wistfully, I'm sure. About missing the bright leaves. And crisp scents of autumn. After living somewhere. Where the seasons barely budged throughout the year. It had its benefits. The sunshine. And the months and months of warm weather. I got to spend a lot of evenings. Out on the deck.
I went for beach walks. while many others in less friendly climbs were scraping ice from their windshields. And almost none of my
paycheck. Went into a mitten budget. But every autumn. I found myself longing for a chill in the air. A day to kick through fallen leaves. And feast. Un cider donuts.
In fact And I'd probably deny this if it got out. Sometimes in the fall there. I turned the air conditioner. All the way up. Dressed in jeans. And my one flannel shirt.
And I pretended. I had a few favourite movies, but All set in September and October. And I'd watch them. With the sweet cinnamon coffee in my hands.
I pulled the curtains tight. To block out the sun and the sight of my neighbors walking the sidewalks in shorts and flip flops. I'd light a pumpkin candle.
And try to fool myself. Into feeling
Properly
autumnal.
And I guess That's what I would have done again this year. Except for the friend. who'd clearly had enough of my lamenting. and slipped me a
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the opening premise and how does the host set the mood for this bedtime story episode?
0:01–24:05
2
How does the mysterious business card lead to a reservation at the Inn of Nothing Much?
24:05–48:36
3
What does the train journey reveal about the narrator’s journal entries and observations of the landscape?
48:36–1:15:08
4
How does the arrival at the inn introduce Sycamore the cat and the innkeeper’s quirky “Do Not Disturb” sign?
1:15:08–1:40:23