Stories
Every Somnus story, newest first. Old tales from around the world and new stories of everyday kindness, each told slowly for sleep.
The Quiet Temple 23 September 2026
A Cherry-Flower Idyll
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The Sparrow's Small Basket
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The Parrot Who Carried Rice Home
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The Lemon Tree and the Pomelo
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The Pear Tree That Grew in a Morning
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The Golden Deer of the Banyan Grove
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The Mountain Trees and the Two Geese
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The Hare Who Heard the Sky Fall
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The Woodpecker, the Tortoise, and the Deer
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The Eight Old Men of Bagong Mountain
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The Purple-Bud Tree at the Edge of the Clearing
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The Ox Who Won the Forfeit
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The Evergreen and the Sky-Full-of-Stars
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The Wind, the Clouds, and the Snow
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The Dream Beneath the Huai Tree
By the Water 18 September 2026
The Riverside Inn and the Evening Song
The Fountain in the Beech Wood
The Well That Remembers Every Face
The Child the River Brought
The Queen Who Remembered How to Laugh
The Ship That Is Always Coming
The Feather Robe in the Pine
The Fish Who Chose Another Water
The Wise Angler and the Small Fish of the Morning River
The Kestrel on the Clock Tower
The Bird Who Would Not Dig the Stream
The Twin Pines and the Moon-Road
The Young Gull and the Net-Mender
The Bridge of Joy Birds
The Hermit, the Heron, and the Gentle Rain
How Things Came to Be 15 September 2026
The Counting of the Whales
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The Young One Who Asked the River
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The Girl Who Drew the River
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The King and the Boastful Butterfly
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The Hare Who Counted the Crocodiles
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The Flute Player and the River King
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The Leopard Who Learned the Color of Shadows
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The Idle Camel and the Well of the Djinn
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The Little Plant and the Lonely Mountain
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The Quern That Knew How to Stop
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The Watchman with a Hundred Eyes
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The Basket at Dusk
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The Woodcutter Who Forgot the Quiet Night
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The Slow Visitor at the Edge of the Clearing
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The Pond That Was Only Holding Its Breath
The Garden Gate 12 September 2026
The Tomato Plant on the Sunlit Balcony
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The Woman Who Spoke to Her Plants
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Four Paces: The Cat Who Came at Dusk
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The Three Newspapers
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The Stag Who Learned to Thank His Legs
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The Garden That Taught Her to Wait
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The Milk Pail and the Wildflower Path
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The Small Ceremony of Ordinary Evenings
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The Glade With No Ceiling
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The Blue Hour in the Long Grass
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The Tutor Above the Station
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The Meadow That Held the Light
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The Quiet Hour Before the House Wakes
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The Garden That Was Already Enough
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The Amber Hour
Nightfall 8 September 2026
The Little Station Where the Leaves Came to Rest
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The Visitor Under the Porch
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The Sealed Jar and the Patient Fisherman
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The Cat, the Fox, and the Old Oak at Dawn
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The Doe, the Fawn, and the Quiet Meadow
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The Garden That Kept No Clocks
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The Long Way Home at Golden Hour
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The Quiet Room and the Unexpected Guest
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The Goat in the Parlour
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The Pond That Learned to Sing at Dusk
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The Cautious Bean and the Willing Coal
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The Lake That Was Still Awake
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The Long Rectangle of Light
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The Kitchen That Waited
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The Fan in the Summer Window
Ordinary Wonders 3 September 2026
Kindness in Shadow
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The Long Blue Afternoon on the Mother Road
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Two Lanterns Over a Quiet Valley
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Two Laughs at the Same Joke
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Be Grateful Cows Don't Fly
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The Red Scarf on Winter Street
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The Slow Cup and the Small Cold Moons
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The Empty Boat on the Glass Lake
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The Small Bottle on the Desk
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The Library of Unvisited Countries
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The Rooftop and the Wide Lawn
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The Small Honest Scale
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The Fifth Cup and the Slow Rain
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The Same Face in the Lamplight
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The House Where the Light Fell Unevenly
Small Kindnesses 31 August 2026
The Sandwich Cut in Half
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The Quarter-Shelf and the Rain
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The Little Blue Pantry on Willow Street
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The Boat Left at the River
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The Gold Seam and the Crooked Tree
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The Marigolds at the End of the Street
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The Stranger with the Linen Jacket
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The Small Kindness That Kept Traveling
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Two Cones of Gelato
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A Hundred Ordinary Tuesdays
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The Stranger with the Brass Telescope
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The Ginkgo Planted Apart
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Flour, Water, and the Long Column of Light
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The Paw on the Slipper
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The Keeper of Small Things
Zen Stories to Quiet the Mind 26 August 2026
The Umbrella at the Crosswalk
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Two Words at the Roadside Pump
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The Lantern Row of Alder Street
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The Last Hour of the Long Shift
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The One Who Stayed
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The Cup That Was Already Full
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The Orange in the Gutter
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The Stone in the Road
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Perhaps. Who Can Say?
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The Monk Who Set Her Down
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The Empty Boat in the Winter Library
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The Tide-Line at First Light