Places To Sleep

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 know how it is. Rather than fixate on making something perfect I'm just going to make what I can, when I can. I hope that you enjoy this place to sleep.

I can be reached @Places2Sleep on Twitter, or [email protected]

Music is “Sleep” by Rest You Sleeping Giant. Modified by using only 1 minute, starting from around 15 seconds into the track. Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rest_You_Sleeping_Giant

Forest sounds from Zapsplat.com

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 @places2sleep on Twitter, or you can email [email protected]. Goodnight!

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 on Twitter: @places2sleep (🎶 is Lazy Morning by King Imagine, used under a Creative Commons license)

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 really pleased that there have been some improvements as I go, despite the casual format (recorded on my phone, in bed, when people are not in the midst of loud conversations on other floors of the house). I tried a new intro on this one. If you've listened to more than one episode I'd love to hear from you on Twitter: @places2sleep (🎶 is Lucky Stars by Podington Bear, from the Free Music Archive).

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 - just pleasant ones. This episode has some minor spoilers for Redwall. If you'd like to get in touch, I'm on Twitter: @places2sleep (🎶 is a sample of Lazy Morning by King Imagine, under a Creative Commons license)

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). Note: I skip things all over the place to make it easier on the ears. If you'd like to suggest a book with lush description, you can do that @places2sleep on Twitter or here: https://anchor.fm/places2sleep/message

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'd like to suggest a book with lush description, you can do that @places2sleep on Twitter or here: https://anchor.fm/places2sleep/message

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 message suggesting a book with really lush description, you can do that here: https://anchor.fm/places2sleep/message

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 drift off along the way.

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.

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.

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 along the way.

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 minutes, and let yourself drift to sleep somewhere along the way.

Places to Sleep is a softly spoken podcast, meant to lull you to sleep with descriptions of places read aloud from fiction.