Zzz. . . Tonight, Otis reads a listener request from Paula Elsaiad - "The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams

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Doze off while Otis reads from the dictionary, flipping to the letter "R" zzzz

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Zzz. . Doze off while Otis reads from Nathaniel Hawthorne's collection of Greek myths, "A Wonder Book" zzz

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ZZzzz. . . Doze off while Otis slowly counts from 1 to 500 . . . sweet dreams zzz

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Happy Halloween zzzz. . Snooze to a spooky short story – "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs zzz

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Boo! Another spooky October story for you to snooze to – "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley. This is a repost zzz

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Boo! A spooky story for you to fall asleep too – "In The Dark" by Edith Nesbit zzz

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Zzz. . Snooze away while Otis reads the first of this month's spooky readings – "The Night Land" by William Hope Hodgson zzz

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Zzz. . . Doze off to Otis reading "The Antique Ring" by Nathaniel Hawthorne zzz

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Zzz.. . Snooze away while Kristen Eddy, host of our sister podcast Dreamy, reads you the classic tale of "Beauty & The Beast"

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Zzz. . . doze off while Otis reads Hawthorne's short story – "The Great Carbuncle"

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Zzzz. . . Doze off while Otis reads "The Red Badge Of Courage," by Stephen Crane. Sweet dreams zzz

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Zzz. . Snooze away while Otis reads some Greek myths written by Katharine Pyle zzz

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Zzz. . . snooze while Otis reads "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson zzz

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Zzzz. . . Drift off while Otis reads from the adventures of "Robin Hood" – by Howard Pyle

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Zzz. . . Doze off while Otis reads "The Jungle Book" – by Rudyard Kipling. Go check out our new sister podcast "Dreamy" for even more bedtime stories zzz

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Zzz . . Doze off to "The Frog Prince." Also – check out our brand new sister podcast, Dreamy. More bedtime stories for you, hosted by the melodic Kristen Eddy. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else – https://spoti.fi/2Xg82Jp

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Zzzz. . . Snooze while Otis reads that timeless tale of "The Ugly Duckling," by Hans Christian Andersen zzz

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ZZZzzz. . . snooze while Otis reads the classic Grimm fairytale, "Rumpelstiltskin." 

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Zzz.. . drift off while Otis reads a Hawthorne short story – "Feathertop"

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Zzz.. . Snooze away while Otis reads "The Wizard Of Oz," by L. Frank Baum zzzzz

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Zzz. . . drift off into a deep slumber while Otis reads from Jules Verne's classic – "Around The World In 80 Days"

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Zzz. . . Doze off to Otis reading from "The Secret Garden" – by Frances Hodgson Burnett. This one picks up where we left off on episode 47, starting at Chapter 4 – Martha

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PODCASTS
"Seeing White"
"1619"
"Witness History: Witness Black History"
"School Colors"
"16 Shots"

BOOKS
"So You Want to Talk about Race" – Ijeoma Oluo
"White Fragility" – Robin Diangelo
"The New Jim Crow" – Michelle Alexander
"The Fire Next Time" – James Baldwin
"Between the World and Me" – Ta-Nehisi Coates
"This Book Is Anti-Racist" – Tiffany Jewell
"Stamped from the Beginning" – Ibram X Kendi
"Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" – Beverly Daniel Tatum

Zzz. . Snooze while Otis reads "Ten Years Later" by Alexandre Dumas – the french, black writer of "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count Of Monte Cristo."

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Zzz. . . doze off while Otis reads from Jane Austen's classic love story – "Pride & Prejudice"

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Zzz. . Snooze while Otis reads the original tale of "Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi

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Zzz. . Snooze while Otis reads a wonderful Hawthorne short story – "The Artist OF The Beautiful" zzz

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Zzz . . . For the 100th episode, Otis reads "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells to lull you into a deep slumber zzz

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Zzz. . Doze off while Otis reads the classic tale that inspired Frozen – "The Snow Queen," by Hans Christian Andersen zzz

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Zzz. . . Doze off while Otis reads some snoozy tales from Andrew Lang's "The Green Fairy Book" zzzz

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Zzz. . . A snoozy reading of the classic Grimm fairytale "Rapunzel," followed by a reading of "The Three Little Men In The Wood" zzzz

Zzz. . . Snooze while Otis reads from Thoreau's meandering words in "Walking." Sweet dreams.

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Zzz. . . Doze off while Otis reads from a Honda motorcycle shop manual. Sweet dreams zzz

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Zzz. . . Snooooze while Otis monotonously reads from "Roget's Thesaurus" - starting at the letter "M"

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Zzz... Doze off while Otis reads Nathanial Hawthorne's telling of the Greek myth – "Perseus & Medusa"

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Zzz. . . Snooze to the classic tale of "Snow White" – as told to the Brothers Grimm. Sweet dreams

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Snooze away while Otis reads the classic Brothers Grimm fairytale "Hansel & Gretel" zzzz

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Sweet Dreams.

Zzz... Snooze while Otis reads "Tarzan Of The Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Zzzz.... Doze off to a snoozy reading of "The Prince & The Pauper" by Mark Twain. Sweet dreams zzz

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Zzz... Doze off while Otis reads "Sleeping Beauty" for all you sleeping beauties zzz

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Doze off while Otis reads from The Merriam Webster Dictionary, starting with the letter "L" zzzzzz

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Sweet Dreams.

Zzz... Snooze while Otis reads "Dr. Dolittle" by Hugh Lofting. Sweet dreams zzz

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Snooze to this classic Greek myth of Hades and Persephone, written by Nathanial Hawthorne zzzz

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Doze off while Otis reads "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Sweet Dreams.

Zzzz. . Ring in the new year with a snoozy reading of "The Wind In The Willows" by Kenneth Grahame. Picking up on Chapter 6: Mr. Toad

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Snooze away to the last reading of 2019 – "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickenzzzz

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Merry Christmas zzzz. . . snooze away to the wonderful words of "Old Christmas" by Washington Irving

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Sweet Dreams.

Zzz. . . Catch some z's while Otis reads "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens

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Zzz.. . Snooze while Otis Read "Cold Comfort Farm" by Stella Gibbons.

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Sweet Dreams.

Zzzz. . . Doze off to Otis reading "Billy Budd" – the nautical tale by Herman Melville.

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ZZz.. . Doze off while Otis read Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie

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Sweet dreams

Zzzz. . . Snooze away to Otis reading "Black Beauty," by Anna Sewell. This episode is dedicated to awesome young listener – Maya Izzo. 

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Zzz. . Doze off while Otis reads "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

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Sweet Dreams.

Zzz... Drift off into a deep slumber while Otis reads The War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells

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Doze off to a spooky October reading of The Phantom Of The Opera by Gaston Leroux. 

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Happy Halloween zzzz

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Now, drift off this October's second spooky reading – "The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Zzz. . . For our spooky October readings – snooze to H.P. Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu"

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Now, drift off this October's first spooky reading – "The Raven" and other works by Edgar Allen Poe

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zzz. . Doze off to Homer's "The Odyssey"

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Sweet dreams

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Now, drift off to James Joyce's "A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man"

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zzz. . A snoozy reading of one of my favorite books, Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson. This is a repost, as I will be ministering a wedding for one of my oldest friends this weekend – and this book reminds me a lot of where we grew up in rural Vermont. 

Sweet dreams zz

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Now, snooze away Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace

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This episode is dedicated to a wonderful young listener, 11 year old Callie Izzo – who requested to snooze away to the old tale of Cinderella, written by Charles Perrault in 1697.

Sweet dreams everyone zzzz

My own meandering story of my time in the Amazon. . . If you want to help mitigate the damage done by fires in the Amazon, go to www.rainforesttrust.org and donate – they buy acres of land, working with local communities to protect and conserve them.

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Now, snooze away to the epic poem Beowulf.

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Zzz. . Snooze to Otis reading "The Miraculous Pitcher" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Now, snooze away to the story of Pegasus and The Chimaera.

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Zzz. . Snooze to Otis reading "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling

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Now, snooze away to Rudyard Kipling's maritime classic, Captains Courageous

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Now, dooooze off to the story of The Three Golden Apples, from Nathanial Hawthorne's "A Wonder Book"

Sleep well sleepyheads

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Now, dooooze off to The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

Sleep well sleepyheads

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Zzz... Doze off to The Count Of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas

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Sweet dreams zzzz

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Now, dooooze off to one of Hawthorne's short stories – The Celestial Railroad.

Sleep well sleepyheads

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Now, dooooze off to one of Hawthorne's short stories – The Birthmark.

Sleep well sleepyheads

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Now, sweet dreams to Moby Dick, by Herman Melville

Sleep well sleepyheads

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Happy Mother's Day y'all. . . here's some sweet Mother Goose nursery rhymes to help you drift off into a deep deep slumber zzzzz

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It's out 50th show! Join me for a Live Stream AMA tonight (May 5th) on Throne from 7PM to 10PM est. I'll read some stuff, you can ask questions, or just say hey! Here's the link: throne.live/@sleepyotis

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Sleep well sleepyheads

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Hey Sleepy listeners, your host Otis Gray here. Next week on Sunday May 5th, I will be hosting a live chat on Throne at 7PM-10PM EST! I would love to hear from you, whether you have questions, comments, or just want to say hey. Set a reminder with Siri – and the link to the chat is ---- https://throne.live/@SleepyOtis

Meanwhile, doze off to this snoozy reading of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne.

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Now, sweet dreams to Virginia Woolf's classic, To The Lighthouse 

Sleep well sleepyheads

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Zzz.. . Awesome new book from our sponsor Page 1 Books – an amazing subscription that sends beautiful books right to your door every month based on what you like. Go to www.page1books.com and use the code "SLEEPY" at checkout for 10% off your order.

Snoooooooze to a widely requested classic – The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, lovingly wrapped and sent to us by Page 1 Books. Don't forget to rate and leave a book request in a review on iTunes! zzzzzz 

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Now dozzzzzze off to Mark Twain's classic, The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn. 

Sleep well sleepyheads

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Now enjoy this snoozy reading of Youth by Joseph Conrad.

Sleep well sleepyheads

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Sleepy is proudly sponsored by Page 1 Books. Fresh books hand-picked and sent to your door every month based on what you like. Go to www.page1books.com and use the promo code SLEEPY for 10% off your subscription. 

Snoooooooze to a widely requested classic – The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, lovingly wrapped and sent to us by Page 1 Books. Don't forget to rate and leave a book request in a review on iTunes! zzzzzz 

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New year, new mattress, new you. Sleep well sleepyheads

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Zzz.. . Sleepy is sponsored by Page 1 Books. Fresh books hand-picked and sent to your door every month based on what you like. Go to www.page1books.com and use the promo code SLEEPY for 10% off your subscription. 

Snoooooooze to Jane Austen's classic, Sense & Sensibility. Don't forget to rate and leave a book request in a review on iTunes. 

Zzz.. . Doze off to Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This episode is a repost, and is dedicated to the memory of Dave Bickford.

Sleepy is very proud to be sponsored by Purple – the world's most scientific mattress. Good sleep is so important if you are going to take on this big year, and Purple can help you do it. Get a FREE pillow with your mattress order by texting "Otis" to 84-888

New year, new mattress, new you. Sleep well sleepyheads

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Sleepy is very proud to be sponsored by Purple – the world's most scientific mattress. Good sleep is so important if you are going to take on this big year, and Purple can help you do it. Get a FREE pillow with your mattress order by texting "Otis" to 84-888

New year, new mattress, new you. Sleep well sleepyheads

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For tonight's reading of Robinson Crusoe, Sleepy is very proud to be sponsored by Purple – the world's most scientific mattress. Good sleep is so important if you are going to take on this big year, and Purple can help you do it. Get a FREE pillow with your mattress order by texting "Otis" to 84-888

New year, new mattress, new you. Sleep well sleepyheads

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This episode is dedicated one of our young listeners, Elizabeth. 

For tonight's reading of Anne of Green Gables, Sleepy is very proud to be sponsored by Purple – the world's most scientific mattress. Good sleep is so important if you are going to take on this big year, and Purple can help you do it. Get a FREE pillow with your mattress order by texting "Otis" to 84-888

New year, new mattress, new you. Sleep well sleepyheads

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For tonight's reading of Peter Pan, Sleepy is very proud to be sponsored by Purple – the world's most scientific mattress. Good sleep is so important if you are going to take on this big year, and Purple can help you do it. Get a FREE pillow with your mattress order by texting "Otis" to 84-888

New year, new mattress, new you. Sleep well sleepyheads

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Zzz.. Rest easy to this New Year episode about rebirth, spiritual journeys, and seeking wisdom within – Siddartha by Herman Hesse.

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ZZz.. A special New Years gift episode for Aerith, a young listener who loves The Little Mermaid, by Hans Christian Andersen. 

Aerith's mom Barbara also listens and supports the show on Patreon.com/sleepyradio. If you have a young one who listens to the show, I would love to hear from you and would be glad to read a book they like. Makes for a great gift. 

Support and share on www.patreon.com/sleepyradio. Sweet dreams y'all zzzzzz

ZZz.. . Doze off to Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. 

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A special Christmas episode for Michael Reid, a 7-year old who snoozes to Sleepy along with his mom Debra. Debra is awesome and supports the show on Patreon. She reached out to say Michael sleeps much better with the show, and would love to hear Peter Rabbit. Merry Christmas Michael. 

If you have young ones who listen to the show, I'd love to hear from you and maybe read a book for them! Find me on www.patreon.com/sleepyradio, where you can write me, and even be a part of making the show by donating even $1 a month. 

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ZZzz. . Merry Christmas time y'all. Snooooze away to Otis reading A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. 

This episode is sponsored by my Rhode Island School of Design. During my time there, RISD taught me to think differently through total immersion in studio work. If you or anyone you know is interested in a life-changing experience, go to www.risd.edu to learn more about their graduate and undergraduate programs. Or reach out to me with questions! www.sleepyradio.com

This episode of Sleepy is sponsored by Rhode Island School of Design, my alma mater. It's an amazing art school in Providence where I learned to think differently. Students learn through total immersion into their practice, and intense making in their own studios. If you or anyone you know is an aspiring artist – learn more about RISD's undergraduate and graduate programs at www.RISD.edu

Thanks everyone. Remember to rate and review on iTunes with a book recommendation! 

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ZZzz... Otis reads you to sleep with the classic rural tale Winesburg, Ohio - written by Sherwood Anderson.

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Rate and review in iTunes with a book recommendation! Sweet Dreams.

Hey sleepyhead. Fluff up the cool side of your pillow, and fall asleep while Otis reads to you. Tonight – The Invisible Man, by H.G. Wells.

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ZZZz... . z. . Curl up to Sleepy as Otis reads you Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift. This one's from a listener request!

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Another great way to support is by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes with a book recommendation. 

Sweet Dreams. 

Welcome to Sleepy - a podcast where I read old books to help you sleep. 

This is a special episode from the Patron-only feed. If you support the show on Patreon with $5/month or more, you get two poetry readings like this sent right to you as a big ol' thank you. 

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For this episode, Sleepy has partnered with Calm – the #1 app for meditation, sleep, and relaxation. If Sleepy is a great way to end your day, Calm is the perfect match to start the next one. Whether you need nature sounds to focus, a guided meditation to alleviate anxiety, or soothing sounds to help you relax at night, Calm is the perfect companion.

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Enjoy this October Special reading of Bram Stoker's, Dracula.

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Sweet Dreams. 

For this episode, Sleepy has partnered with Calm – the #1 app for meditation, sleep, and relaxation. If Sleepy is a great way to end your day, Calm is the perfect match to start the next one. Whether you need nature sounds to focus, a guided meditation to alleviate anxiety, or soothing sounds to help you relax at night, Calm is the perfect companion.

Right now, Sleepy listeners can get 25% off a Calm Premium subscription by going to calm.com/sleepy25. This will give you unlimited access to all of Calm’s amazing content, so you can wake up after this great night’s sleep, and start the next big day.

Enjoy this October Special reading of Washington Irving's, The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow. 

If the show works for you, you can become a patron of Sleepy by going to www.patreon.com/sleepyradio, and donating even a dollar a month. It goes a long way, and there are awesome rewards for different donation levels. Thanks so much. 

Sweet Dreams. 

Hey, welcome to Sleepy. A podcast where Otis reads you to sleep with old books. Tonight, another spooky one for October. Mary Shelley's classic, Frankenstein. 

I'd love to recommend another amazing story podcast. It's called Flyest Fables, written and produced by the wondrous Morgan Givens. Flyest Fables follows a boy named Antoine as he writes and lives his own adventures. It's an incredibly inspiring show that makes you feel like a kid again. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your shows. 

If you want to be a part of making the show, go to www.patreon.com/sleepyradio and become a patron of the show. Support by donating even $1 a month, it goes a long way. There are great rewards at different donation levels, including access to a special Sleepy poetry feed. 

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Zzzzz. . . Welcome to Sleepy. A podcast where Otis Gray reads you to sleep with old books.

We start off this October with a couple stories from the King of Darkness, Edgar Allen Poe. The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Black Cat.

Subscribe to Sleepy on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Support by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.

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Welcome back to Sleepy. If the show helps you sleep, take a sec and give a rating and review in Apple Podcasts. It only takes a minute and really helps the show get found by more restless people. Thanks

Tonight, Otis reads you into a deep slumber with William Faulkner's, As I Lay Dying. A depressing title, but a great book to fall asleep too. Sweet Dreams

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ZZzz.z... Welcome to Sleepy, a podcast where Otis reads you to sleep with old books. 

This week, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle. 

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Sweet dreams. 

ZZzz.. Welcome to Sleepy. A podcast where host Otis Gray reads you into a deep slumber. 

Tonight, Emily Bronte's classic novel – Wuthering Heights. 

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Sweet dreams. 

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ZZZzz.zzz.z.... Curl up and take a one way train to Sleepy town. Otis reads Jane Austen's classic romance tale, Pride and Prejudice.

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ZZZzz.z.z.zz... Hit play and take a one way train to Sleepy town. Otis reads you to sleep with Gustave Flaubert's melodic classic, "A Simple Heart"

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Tonight, Otis reads you to sleep with Charles' Dickens revolutionary novel "A Tale Of Two Cities" from his porch in the woods of Vermont. 

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Tonight, a request from one of our listeners. Fall into a deep slumber to the melodic writing of Jane Eyre, by Charlottë Bronte.

If the show works for you, give a quick rating on iTunes and leave a book you'd like to hear in a review. It really helps the show grow and it only takes a minute. Thanks all 

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Zzzzz.... . z. . Welcome to Sleepy, a podcast where Otis Gray reads old books to help you sleep. Tonight, Robert Louis Stevenson's class, Treasure Island.

Be sure to leave a rating and a review in iTunes with a book you'd like to hear. It helps other restless people find the show. Thanks. 

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ZZzzz. . Otis reads you to sleep with Cervantes' classic, Don Quixote. A meandering tale of madness, adventure, and blurred reality. Hit play and snoooooooooozzzzze. . . . . . . 

Don't forget to leave a rating and a review in Apple Podcasts. It helps other restless people find the show. Thanks, sweet dreams

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Host Otis Gray reads you into a deep, deep slumber with the wistful, nostalgic boyhood tales of Tom Sawyer. Kick your shoes off, get comfy, and take a one-way train to Sleepy town. 

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Otis reads you to sleep with the ancient epic The Odyssey of Homer. . . Tuck yourself in, think of Greek shores, and doze off into a deep, deep slumber. . . 

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Otis Gray reads you into a deep slumber with Lewis Carroll's, "Through The Looking Glass"

This is a listener request tonight. One of the sleepiest yet. We've gotten a lot of new listeners who say the show is really helping them sleep. Books are being requested, it's more than I could've asked for. Couldn't be happier. To help the show find even more people, give a quick rating on Apple Podcasts, and write a book you'd like to hear in a review. Maybe even a good memory you have of that book, or when it was first read to you. 

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Tonight, another real snoozer from Henry David Thoreau . . . It's Walden. Take a walk into the woods, and doze off into a deep, deep slumber. Sweet Dreams. 

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Tonight, something a little different. Seems like we spend so much time hustling, just trying to get back home where we started. Well, I found myself home in the woods of Belmont, Vermont this week. I slept like a baby to the sounds of the stream and trees in my backyard. Instead of reading to you, I wanna share those sounds with you. Sweet Dreams.

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This one's a real snoozer y'all zzzzzz...... . . Otis reads from Thoreau's meandering "Cape Cod" as a sendoff for our time recording here in the Cape. . Sweet Dreams.

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All aboard this one way schooner to Sleepy town. 

Last week we read from Herman Melville's Moby Dick. And since we're still recording in Cape Cod (and I have to return it to the library soon), we're gonna keep reading it. So if you want to start from chapter 1, go back the first episode. Sweet dreams.

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All aboard this one way schooner to Sleepy town. 

Since we're recording from the Cape for the next month, tonight we're reading from Moby Dick. Sweet dreams.

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Get tucked in, and take a one way train to Sleepy town. 

Host Otis Gray reads you to sleep with part 2 of Wind In The Willows, by Kenneth Grahame. Hopefully you're aren't paying much attention to the story, and are more busy zzzzzzzzing. . . But if you wanna start from the beginning, go to Episode 2 where we start from the beginning. Sweet dreams.

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Get tucked in, and take a one way train to Sleepy town. Host Otis Gray reads you to sleep with Lewis Carroll's classic tale - Alice in Wonderland. 

Sweet dreams.

Episode 2 of Sleepy, the podcast where host Otis Gray reads you into a deep slumber.

Tonight, we read Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame. Sweet Dreams.