Places to Sleep is an ASMR-adjacent podcast with soft spoken or whispered descriptions of places, usually from fantasy books. This is the first episode of season two, after almost a year away. The pandemic started and I got overwhelmed. You kno

Special Episode: gentle rain in the backyard

Apr 3rd, 2020 16m 20s

Listen to gentle rain and sit with me on the back porch as I describe a place where I find a lot of calm, in this special non-fiction episode of Places to Sleep. If you'd like to get in touch with me, or request a particular book, I'm @places2s

Places to Sleep: Neverwhere

Mar 20th, 2020 17m 17s

I softly read you to sleep with place descriptions from fantasy and fiction. This episode's places come from Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman (1997). Please note that I sometimes skip text to focus on descriptions. If you'd like to get in touch, I'm

Places to Sleep: Lost in a Good Book

Feb 10th, 2020 19m 13s

I softly read you to sleep with place descriptions from fantasy and fiction. This episode's places are a dream, a library, and a hill during time travel. Read from Lost in a Good Book, by Jasper Fforde (2002). I made it to episode 10!! I'm real

Places to Sleep: Redwall Abbey

Jan 12th, 2020 17m 47s

I softly read you to sleep with place descriptions from fantasy and fiction. This episode's places come from Redwall, by Brian Jaques (1997). Please note that I skip a lot of text to focus on descriptions, so these are not accurate readings - j

Places to Sleep: Rolled&Told

Dec 28th, 2019 22m 25s

I softly read you to sleep with place descriptions from fantasy and fiction. This episode's places come from Rolled & Told Volume 1, which is a collection of playable modules for Dungeons & Dragons, published by Quillion and Lionforge (2019). N

Places to Sleep: His Dark Materials (2 of 2)

Dec 13th, 2019 49m 28s

I softly read you to sleep with place descriptions from fantasy and fiction. This episode's places come from The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman. Episodes won't usually be this long but I couldn't resist some of that narrative detail. If you'

Places to Sleep: His Dark Materials (1 of 2)

Nov 2nd, 2019 31m 22s

I softly read you to sleep with place descriptions from fantasy and fiction. This episode's places come from the His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman, specifically The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife. If you'd like to leave me a me

Places to Sleep: Night Cirus

Oct 10th, 2019 24m 58s

I softly read you to sleep with place descriptions from fantasy and fiction. This episode's places come from The Night Cirus by Erin Morgenstern (2011). If you like surreal atmospheric goth magic, this is for you. I welcome you to let yourself

Places to Sleep: Radclyffe Hall

Oct 1st, 2019 17m 33s

I softly read you to sleep with place descriptions from fantasy and fiction. This episode's places come from Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall (1928). This is fiction, but, only barely. I welcome you to let yourself drift off along the way.

Places to Sleep: Waterdeep

Sep 30th, 2019 14m 55s

I softly read you to sleep with place descriptions from fantasy and fiction. This episode's places come from Waterdeep: Dragonheist by Wizards of the Coast. I welcome you to let yourself drift off along the way.

Places to Sleep: Henrietta

Sep 15th, 2019 13m 54s

I softly read you to sleep with place descriptions from fiction. This episode's places come from The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvator: Monmouth Manufacturing, a backyard, a forest, a view, and a bedroom. I welcome you to let yourself drift off a

Places to Sleep: The Sword Coast

Sep 13th, 2019 23m 9s

I softly read you to sleep with descriptions from fantasy books. This episode's places are from Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast (1994): Baldur's Gate, Hall of Wonders, Sprites Inn, and Halfway Inn. I hope that you set your sleep timer for 15 mi