• Our Southern Highlander, Chapter 3 (Part One)
    Jun 7 2026

    Tonight on Southern Slumber, we continue our journey through Horace Kephart's Our Southern Highlanders. In this first portion of Chapter 3, Kephart guides us deeper into the Appalachian Mountains, sharing observations of the beauty and mystery of this land of Eden.

    Sweet dreams, and thank you for spending your evening with me here at Southern Slumber.

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    33 mins
  • The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Ep. 4
    Jun 2 2026

    Tonight we conclude F. Scott Fitzgerald's, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz. As dawn breaks over the hidden mountain, dreams and fortunes begin to fade into memory. Settle in for the final installment, read slowly and softly to help you relax and find sweet slumber.

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    41 mins
  • The Diamond As Big as the Ritz, by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Ep. 3
    May 31 2026

    Tonight on Southern Slumber, we continue our journey into F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz.

    Read slowly and softly, this timeless tale becomes the perfect companion for a peaceful evening. So settle beneath the warm covers, let your thoughts drift, and follow the story wherever it may lead.

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    36 mins
  • The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Episode 2
    May 29 2026

    Welcome back to Southern Slumber, bedtime stories for sleep. Tonight, we continue F. Scott Fitzgerald's enchanting and mysterious Novella, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz.

    As young John Unger settles into the incredible world of Percy Washington, he learns the history behind the family's unimaginable wealth and the secrets hidden deep within the Montana mountain.

    Fitzgerald's novella unfolds like a dream. His writing is so exquisite -- in some sections it makes you want to hold that sentence, hold those words, as you cease to think anymore, but instead dream and give way to sleep.

    So settle into your fluffy pillows and let your thoughts drift as you gently fall asleep.

    Sweet dreams

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    32 mins
  • The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Ep. 1
    May 28 2026

    Tonight on Southern Slumber, we begin Episode 1 of 4 from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Diamond as Big as the Ritz. As a young man travels west to visit the home of a wealthy college friend, he discovers a hidden world tucked deep within the Montana mountains, a place of luxury, strange beauty, and unsettling secrets.

    Tonight, we settle into Fitzgerald's rich, lyrical prose and drift slowly into a story filled with velvet evenings, distant railcars, glittering landscapes....

    Dim the lights, get cozy, and let the story gently carry you into slumber land.

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    35 mins
  • Southern Slumber: Chapter Two: Our Southern Highlanders
    May 18 2026

    Tonight, settle into the cool shade of the Carolina mountains as we continue our reading of Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart.

    Through quiet wilderness trails, laurel thickets, towering forests, and misty blue Appalachian ridges, the evening's journey drifts through the Great Smokey Mountains.

    Settle into slumber with this bedtime story.

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    45 mins
  • Southern Slumber: A Rose for Emily
    May 11 2026

    Tonight on Southern Slumber, settle in beneath the soft hush of the evening as we drift through William Faulkner's haunting short story, A Rose for Emily.

    With slow narration and a calm bedtime atmosphere, we wander through the fictional town of Jefferson, Mississippi. We follow the character of Emily Grierson, who once came from an old, prominent southern family. Time marches on for some, but not for others.

    Dim the lights, get cozy, and let the rhythm of the Southern story carry you gently toward sleep.




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    31 mins
  • Southern Slumber: Chapter One: Our Southern Highlanders
    May 4 2026

    Welcome to Southern Slumber, bedtime stories for sleep.

    In this episode, we drift into the the lives and landscapes of the Southern Highlands of North Carolina and Tennessee.

    Let your breathing slow as the story unfolds, and allow yourself to rest.

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    39 mins