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The Ride Home: Mark Twain Sleep Story – Extract from Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven
Description
Doze off in the backseat as the road hums beneath you and a soft radio plays Mark Twain’s whimsical story. This episode features Extract from Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven, read with gentle, comforting narration to help you unwind and fall asleep naturally.
Follow Stormfield’s amusing detour through the heavens, where Twain’s humor and imagination ease tension and inspire peaceful dreams. Paired with the rhythm of the ride and soft night sounds, it’s a bedtime journey perfect for quieting the mind.
(00:00) – Ride Home soundscape, bedtime narration, breathing cues
(13:16) – Mark Twain’s Extract from Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven (radio signal)
(01:53:22) – Ride Home soundscape only
About The Ride Home: Get ready to drift off peacefully in the backseat of your parents’ car, lulled by the gentle hum of the engine and the quiet country highway outside. As the moonlit landscape drifts by, you’re serenaded into slumber with sweet memories of a basketball game and your first love – unexpected and sweet. As the miles pass, you're cradled in warmth, contentment, and the soft sounds of the night, guiding you gently toward restful sleep.
About The Sleep Retreat: The Sleep Retreat is a sleep podcast with calming bedtime stories and relaxing soundscapes to help you fall asleep fast. Each episode invites you into a quiet, immersive soundscape designed to ease insomnia, reduce anxiety, and support a peaceful bedtime routine.
The Sleep Retreat is a production of Six Horse Media. Stories and narration by James Wolner.
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Music Credits:
Track Title: Sleep Meditation
Artist: Mapa
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Artist: Bulbasound
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