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 read and write all the stories you hear on nothing much happens, with audio engineering

by Bob Wooder-Shine.

The thing listeners ask me for more than anything else is simply more, more stories, and more

ways to enjoy them.

So in my book, an audio book, there are 16 stories that you've never heard on the podcast.

And on our ad free and bonus feed, there is a special new story every month.

You can get the book wherever you like to buy them, and become a premium plus member

at nothingmuchappens.com.

Now I'm about to tell you a bedtime story.

The story is a soft place to rest your mind.

A simple and pleasant way to occupy it, so that it doesn't wander away and keep you

up.

All you need to do is listen in a relaxed way, just follow along with the sound of my voice,

and the simple details of the story.

And soon, very soon, you'll be deeply asleep.

I'll tell the story twice, and I'll go a little slower the second time through.

If you wake in the middle of the night, you could turn the story right back on, or just

think your way back through any part of the story that you can remember.

We're creating a habit pattern for your brain, and it's a bit like walking through a

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