Bedtime Stories: The short, long and tall tales of a sleepwriter
Book Description.
What pops into your head before you fall asleep? For Barbara Worton, it might be five baby pickles, rubber duckies, or dancing cows. Every night, she scribbles down whatever comes to mind—no editing, no overthinking—just three pages of pure, unfiltered thought. It’s a nightly ritual she calls sleepwriting, inspired by The Artist’s Way. And it’s how Bedtime Stories was born.
This witty and wistful collection is a celebration of imagination, memory, and the unexpected poetry of everyday life. These are tales of love and longing, absurdity and nostalgia, sex and growing pains—stories that soothe, entertain, and spark something deep. They’re cocktail parties on the page: funny, surprising, a little wild, and deeply human.
Perfect for readers craving a gentle creative jolt or a charming wind-down before bed, Bedtime Stories is both dreamy and grounding. It’s Barbara’s way of talking herself to sleep—and an invitation for the rest of us to see the world a little differently, one story at a time.
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Some Love for Bedtime Stories.
“I enjoyed every delicious page of Barbara Worton’s book, Bedtime Stories but also found it deeply disturbing, as she writes better half-asleep than I do fully awake.”
“Barbara Worton is a born storyteller... Uninhibited, richly textured and beaming with a quiet brilliance... Bedtime Stories is as addictive as chocolate.”
“I love Bedtime Stories. The book is a memoir in stories and poems... Barbara writes about the everyday, the mundane, the quirky and makes it beautiful.”
“For those of us who have had the opportunity to read Bedtime Stories, it is a call to see ordinary things in refreshing ways... We are left with a smile in our mind.”
“These are not really stories... They’re something else—gossamer, appealing, annoying. And insistent. They jab away at your resistance.”
