Coyote Too

I'd promised @badbadgirlx that I'd record a bedtime story for her. I'm not certain if this is what she expected, but it was fun to do. It's one of my favorite short stories by Charles de Lint. It's sad, but very sweet. Like most of his stories, there is magic it in, both traditional and emotional, and music weaves through the story (de Lint himself is a fiddle player). So after I recorded it, I felt it needed a soundtrack of sorts. I was in a hurry and didn't do the best job I could have (I usually use SoundTrack Pro, and I couldn't seem to find how to fade individual pieces in GarageBand, but hopefully it captured some of the mood I was looking for).

The story is called Timeskip. It's from a wonderful collection of stories called Dreams Underfoot. If you haven't read de Lint, I highly recommend this book as a starting point. Purchase links to all the books and music referenced here are provided on the right.

Timeskip.mp3 (40MB, 27min)

The background songs, in order, are:

• Evergreen,…