Welcome to Bedtime stories for grown-ups, in which nothing much happens. You feel good, and

then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai. I write and read all the stories you hear on nothing much happens.

Audio engineering is by Bob Wittersheim.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

Thank you for your support.

Now let me tell you a little about how to use this podcast.

Your mind needs a place to rest, someplace quiet and simple and soft. And that's what the story will be.

A landing place, a nest for your mind.

All you have to do is listen.

Follow along with the sound of my voice.

And before you know it, you'll be waking up tomorrow, feeling rested and refreshed.

I'll read the story twice, and I'll go a little slower when I get to the second telling.

If you wake again in the middle of the night, try thinking back to any part of the story you can remember.

Put your mind right back into its nest, and you'll drop right back off.

Our story tonight is called A Letter in an envelope.

And it's a story about the everyday magic of messages sent between friends.

It's also about peanut butter, spread on toast, a favorite spot on the

back porch, and a lifelong habit of saving stories.

Now, it's time.

Switch everything off. Now, it's time.

Switch everything off.

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