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Moon Phase Bakery: A Sleep Story

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  The morning sunlight filters through your kitchen window as you make your coffee and wait for the mail. You open the window to let in the fresh spring air just as the mail carrier arrives and drops a single letter into your mailbox before continuing on her way.     A letter ?   You think , an actual letter , not a bill or an advertisement ? Not a credit card application that you certainly do not need, but an actual letter! You hurry outside, wondering who sent it. Opening the mailbox, you find a pale blue envelope with a n embossed gold seal that closely resembles a croissant .    You don’t see a return address, so you are even more curious as you open the envelop e. Inside is a pale yellow card decorated with a variety of pastries . Upon opening the card, fancy gold script says the following:   You are cordially invited to the grand reopening of the Moon Phase Bakery, open only on the first night of each new moon phase. Directions are righ...

Cemetery Walk: A Cozy, Spring Sleep Story

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           Evening  approaches  and the sun is still out sharing  its warmth  and light .     It’s  the perfect time for a walk to wind down  for the day. You casually meander  through town until  you arrive at the local  cemetery  and  you’ve  realized that  you’ve  never been inside the gates.    You walk  towards the entrance and are greeted by birdsong  and the scent of flowers and freshly trimmed grass.  The sounds and scents draw you inside the gates and down the winding path, past the front mausoleums  and graves .    The bright green grass is neatly  trimmed  but wildflowers have taken over a few spots, some even seemed to ha v e been delib erate l y  planted  around  the graves.    You notice a  bench near a cluster of graves and take a seat.   A gentle breeze blows through your hair...