The Odyssey · The Almost Home · 3 Hour Sleep Story

Welcome to The Sleeping Almanac. Tonight the wind king gives a gift no one should open, home comes so close the watch fires can be seen, and a gentle enchantress on a green island keeps the weary travelers a whole slow year. This is the tale of the bag of winds and the house of Circe told for sleep, calm enough to drift to and rich enough to stay awake for if you choose. Close your eyes. Let the fire on the beach burn low. There is nothing to do now but listen and rest. CHAPTERS 0:00 Welcome and the Singer at the Fire 4:30 Chapter One: The Floating Island 11:15 Chapter Two: The Gift of the Tied Winds 17:16 Chapter Three: Nine Days Awake at the Steering Oar 23:35 Chapter Four: The Opening of the Bag 29:23 Chapter Five: The Closed Door 34:43 Chapter Six: The Harbor of the Giants 43:39 Chapter Seven: The Island of the Low Smoke 50:00 Chapter Eight: The House of the Singing Witch 59:46 Chapter Nine: The Flower with the Black Root 1:07:21 Chapter Ten: The Wand That Failed 1:21:04 Chapter Eleven: The Year of Rest 1:28:44 Chapter Twelve: Goodnight and the Year of Rest Watch the illustrated version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1eHamdubluU New episodes every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. 🎙️ Sleep stories from history, Kingdoms at Dusk: https://kingdomsatdusk.com 📖 All our worlds: https://gildenmyth.com 🕊️ Goddess sleep meditations, The Tender Hour: https://www.youtube.com/@TheTenderHourChannel 🎙️ David's interview podcast, Conversations That Count: https://www.youtube.com/@ConversationsThatCount-CTC 🎧 Also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J6lZ10GvK07qCv3aQxnkR and Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/conversations-that-count-a31f16a6-3131-4c8f-982f-19d52407e8eb/id1890348796 This show uses AI tools (research, narration, visuals) under human editorial direction. Every episode is reviewed before release.