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.

I have a story to tell you,

and the story is a soft landing place for your mind. Whatever today has been like, it can end in soothing

rest just by following along with the sound of my voice and the simple shape of our tail.

I'll tell it twice and I'll go a little slower on the second telling.

Let the details you hear pull you into the world of the story,

as if you were seeing and hearing and tasting what it has to offer. If you wake again in the middle of the night,

turn your mind right back to those details and before you know it you'll be waking up tomorrow feeling refreshed.

This is simple but effective brain training and as the habit builds you'll notice that you drop off sooner and stay asleep longer.

Our story tonight is called down a gravel road on a summer day.

It's also about bullrushes and bonfires, family stories, and coming back to a place you know well. Now it's time to turn off the light and to put away anything you've been playing with or looking at.

Take some time to cozy your body down into your preferred

sleeping position. Get the right pillow in the right spot and let everything relax.

Now let's take a deep breath in through the nose and a sigh out of the mouth.

Nice.

Do it one more time.

Breathe in and out.

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