Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creators, A cloudy October evening begs for a story that knows the road home. We settle into the second half of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with a reading designed to calm the mind while letting the imagination wander. From the last warmth of a bustling harvest party to the hush of a moonless lane, you’ll feel the season in full: apples stacked high, violin strings scraping time, and a tab...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creators, Autumn leaves are falling, temperatures are dropping, and for many creators, an uneasy feeling creeps in as we evaluate what we've accomplished this year. If you're feeling that familiar pressure that comes with seasonal transitions, you're not alone. In this deeply atmospheric episode, we explore how the changing seasons can trigger creative anxiety and the feeling that we haven't achieved enough as the...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creators, Dreams weave through the night as stories unfold, and tonight we journey to the charming world of Avonlea with voice actor Sarah McPhee as she reads from "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Sarah brings a personal connection to this beloved classic, having visited Prince Edward Island twice to explore the real locations that inspired Montgomery's fictional world. Her passion for Anne's story ...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creators, Remember those childhood stories that wrapped around your imagination like a warm blanket? The ones you begged to hear "just one more time" before sleep? We're tapping into that powerful nostalgia with Beatrix Potter's timeless classic, "The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck." This beloved story follows the determined but naive Jemima, who simply wants to hatch her own eggs away from the interfering farm wife. Her jo...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, Let's drift into a world of romantic poetry as we celebrate Pride Month with part two of Lord Byron's most beautiful verses. This special episode invites you to experience the yearning, heartbreak, and profound beauty captured by one of history's most renowned queer poets. Each poem reveals different facets of love, loss, and longing through language that remains powerfully moving and wonderfully inspir...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, The moon's influence on human sleep patterns has long been a subject of mystical tradition, but modern science is now catching up with what yogic wisdom has known for millennia. Today's Guest Reader, Indian voice actor and Hindi voice dubber Neha Gargava, reads a captivating article from the Isha Foundation that bridges ancient knowledge and cutting-edge research about our connection to lunar cycles. ...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, Windmills transform into fearsome giants through the eyes of our deluded knight in another captivating exploration of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote, which has been beautifully adapted into plays, musical theatre and film performances many times since its first release. Today we'll be reading Chapter 8 — featuring perhaps literature's most iconic scene — where imagination and reality collide spectacularly. T...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, Step into the shadows of gothic horror with our reading of Chapter 4 from Sheridan Le Fanu's queer vampire classic "Carmilla." This episode takes you deep into the unsettling relationship between our narrator and her mysterious houseguest, whose beauty is as captivating as her behaviour is disturbing. Written 26 years before "Dracula," "Carmilla" established many vampire tropes we recognise today while ...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, Drift into a world of snow-covered Welsh hillsides and childhood Christmas magic as this month's Guest Reader, Welsh actor Ben Bryant, lends his melodic voice to Dylan Thomas's beloved prose poem, "A Child's Christmas in Wales." Perfect for performers and creative minds seeking respite from busy thoughts, this episode wraps you in nostalgic comfort like a warm blanket on a winter's night. Bryant's authentic W...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, The perfect antidote to New Year pressure arrives in our first 2025 episode, where we explore the gentle art of self-compassion during a season that demands immediate transformation. Just because it's a new year, it doesn't mean that you need to be climbing mountains straight away. Remember to create space for yourself, especially if you're still processing the previous year. This timely message acknowledges ...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, Step into a world of holiday magic as we close out 2024 with a spellbinding Christmas episode. Let me welcome you to a cosy fireside reading of "The Goblin's Christmas," an enchanting poem from 1908 by Elizabeth Anderson that perfectly captures the mischievous spirit of the season. This festive tale transports you to Goblin Town, where magical beings gather under the moonlight for revelry and pranks. When Kri...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, Drift into the enchanted realm of fairy poetry as actor and director Nim McQuin reads from "The Fairy Green" by Rose Fyleman in this special guest reader episode. Nim shares her personal connection to bedtime poetry–a cherished tradition started by her Auntie Mary–while reading from a book with its own magical history, once belonging to Worthing Girls County High School. The poems create a tapestry of fairy e...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, Ever felt that chill down your spine when walking alone on an autumn night? That's the feeling we capture in our Halloween special as we bring the first half of Washington Irving's classic "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" to vivid life through an atmospheric reading. Join me on a haunting journey to the bewitched glen of Sleepy Hollow, where shadows seem to move of their own accord and local tales speak of a ter...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, The leaves are turning orange, the air grows crisp, and our yearly Halloween episode approaches! But first, we dive back into the atmospheric world of Sheridan Le Fanu's gothic masterpiece with Chapter 3 of Carmilla. Following a mysterious carriage accident, a beautiful young lady has been left in the care of our narrator's family at their remote castle. Her mother, draped in black velvet, has departed ...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, A forgotten garden shed transforms into a sanctuary of imagination and rebellion in our latest episode, featuring Stasia Keogh's mesmerising reading of "Shrendi Vashtar" by Saki. This haunting tale follows ten-year-old Conradin, a sickly child given just five years to live, who suffers under the oppressive care of his cousin and guardian, Mrs. De Ropp. Trapped in a joyless existence, Conradin creates a ...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, Ever found yourself drifting peacefully to sleep with the rhythmic cadence of Shakespeare's sonnets? In this soothing episode of Sleepless Creatives, we return to the Bard's most intimate poetry with part four of the Fair Youth Sonnets. We journey through Sonnets 33-38, where Shakespeare masterfully explores the complex emotional landscape of love, disappointment, and forgiveness. Beginning with the celestial...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, Drift into the romantic world of Lord Byron this Pride Month as we celebrate one of history's most famous queer poets. Join me for a special episode where I read a carefully selected collection of Byron's most beautiful and moving poems, including the beloved "She Walks in Beauty," the haunting "And Thou Art Dead," and the reflective "So Will Go No More A-Roving." Lord Byron stands as a remarkable fig...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, Drift into the chaotic world of hospitality with this months Guest Reader, actor and podcaster Abby Atkinson, who reads from "Welcome to the Bells" by Kit Dando—a story that perfectly captures the beautiful madness behind the scenes of restaurant service. When Abby approached us about reading this particular piece, we knew it would resonate with anyone who's ever worked a service job. The story follows ...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, Drift into slumber with the second sally of literature's most famous knight-errant. This episode takes you deeper into Miguel de Cervantes' timeless masterpiece as we read Chapter 7 of Don Quixote, where we witness the beginning of one of literature's greatest partnerships. After Don Quixote's first misadventures, his family attempts to cure his madness by removing his precious books of chivalry—blaming their...

Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the show? Send us a text! Hello Creatives, Ever wondered what happens when a spy turns poet? Drift off to sleep with the captivating works of Afra Behn, the 17th-century feminist writer who lived a life as fascinating as her poetry. Known by the codename Estrella during her espionage career for the English government, Behn later turned to writing to escape debtor's prison and became one of the Restoration era's earliest female professional writ...