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.

Let me say a little about how to use this podcast.

When your mind wanders and then races at night keeping you up,

making you feel anxious and exhausted.

You need a way to guide it, to steer it into calm waters.

And that's what these stories are. They are quiet, simple places to rest your mind.

Just by following along with the sound of my voice, you'll begin to train your brain for better sleep. I'll read the story twice and I'll go a little slower on the second time

through. If you wake in the middle of the night, think back to any part of the story that you can remember.

Lean into whatever details you can recall or create and you'll drop right back off.

Our story tonight is called From the hammock.

And it's a story about naps,

and where, and when,

and under what circumstances we take them.

It's also about a slow walk through the garden.

Jars of pickles put up in the cellar.

And knowing that what you seek is seeking you.

It's time.

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