Welcome to bedtime stories for grown-ups, in which nothing much happens, you feel good,

and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nicolai.

I read and write all the stories you hear on nothing much happens.

My engineering is by Bob Witterschheim.

If you enjoy these bedtime stories, I think you would love my book, also called Nothing

Much Happens.

Readers have reached out to say that besides its beautiful illustrations, unbesides the stories

that you never hear on the podcast, its recipes, and care rituals.

It feels like a protective talisman when it sits on their bedside table.

It makes them feel safe, just knowing it's there.

Buy it from your favorite bookseller, or get an autographed copy wrapped up by my own two

hands at my website.

Nothing Much Happens.com

Now, let me say a little about how this podcast works.

Your mind needs a place to rest, and without one, it's likely to wander, then race, and

ultimately keep you up.

The story I'm about to tell you was like a soft nest to lay your mind into.

As you listen to the sound of my voice and the details of the story, your mind will settle,

deeper and deeper into rest.

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 listen again, or just think your way

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