Why do we sleep with lights and noise?

“Could you get the light?” When I was a kid, I’d ask this every night I was tucked in. I mean, I knew that if I forgot to request it, my mom would turn on the tin teddy bear beaming perforated rays across the room anyway. But I never wanted to risk it. I was […]

Thought-somnia: Is writing wrong to do before bed?

Ever had one of those rare nights of sleeplessness… after doing everything right? No blue light after sunset. No strange foods. You even had a nice warm mug of valerian root tea. It’s all ticked off – the whole, well planned, nocturnal checklist. (Foreshadowing: mayhaps writing before bed’s a less than genius move to usher […]