{"id":10449,"date":"2026-02-17T12:41:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=10449"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:51:26","slug":"sleepy-time-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/sleepy-time-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleepy Time Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sleepy Time Stories Episode 3 Poster<\/em> by Ana Vega, derived from Henri-Edmond Cross<\/a> Landscape with Stars<\/a><\/em> (1905-1908), courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York<\/a>. Public domain (CC0).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sleepy Time Stories<\/em> is a podcast designed to offer fun, whimsical bedtime tales that help listeners gently drift off to sleep. While the podcast can be soothing for listeners of all ages, it is especially geared toward children, given the playful tone. The featured “episode” includes a children\u2019s bedtime story I originally created for an undergraduate writing course, narrated in my own voice. Whimsical, cartoon-like sound effects are thoughtfully incorporated to highlight key moments in the narrative, adding an extra layer of charm and engagement for young listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the poster, I cropped and slightly adjusted the coloring of Henri-Edmond Cross\u2019s Landscape with Stars<\/a><\/em> (1905-1908). I chose this artwork because its surreal depiction of the night sky beautifully complements the dreamy atmosphere of the podcast. Since the podcast is primarily geared toward younger children, I selected a whimsical, playful font for the title to reflect the imaginative and childlike tone of the stories.
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Audio Credits:
Magic Sound Effect<\/a> by AnnaBaX01Q<\/a> CC0 1.0<\/a>
magic_ding<\/a> by MLaudio<\/a> CC0 1.0<\/a>
Good answer harp glissando.wav<\/a> by oggraphics<\/a> CC0 1.0<\/a>
Nighttime In Suburbs<\/a> by The_25_Times<\/a> CC0 1.0<\/a>
Cat Toy<\/a> by aunrea<\/a> CC0 1.0<\/a>
Meow (isolated)<\/a> by zxin<\/a> CC0 1.0<\/a>
17-Corriendo.wav<\/a> by citeyo1<\/a> CC0 1.0<\/a>
cartoon-sound-single-boing<\/a> by sdroliasnick<\/a> CC0 1.0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audio edited with Movavi Eideo Editor 2023<\/a>, <\/em>Image edited with PaintToolSai2<\/a><\/em>
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Sleepy Time Stories Episode 3 Poster by Ana Vega, derived from Henri-Edmond Cross Landscape with Stars (1905-1908), courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public domain (CC0). Sleepy Time Stories is a podcast designed to offer fun, whimsical...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":203,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[96,89],"class_list":["post-10449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student","tag-ml5","tag-student-post-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10449"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10479,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10449\/revisions\/10479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}