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 say a little about how to use this podcast.

I have a story to tell you and it exists really simply as a

soft place to rest your mind. I'll read it twice and I'll go a little slower the second

time through. Just follow along with my voice and the simple shape of the story.

And before you know it, you'll be deeply asleep.

If you wake in the middle of the night,

you could listen again,

or just think back through any details from the story that you can remember.

Doing so gives your brain a job to do, which shifts it out of default mode.

And when that happens, you'll fall right back to sleep. This is brain training, and it does take a bit of practice.

So be patient if you are new to this.

Our story tonight is called Mix Tape, and it's a story about a box of memories tangled up with songs. It's also about the messages we send with

the tracks we pick out, new batteries in an old walkman, and finding the music that helps

you find yourself.

Now, turn off your light. Put away anything you've been looking at or playing with.

And get as comfortable as you can.

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