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Welcome to the World of Odds Bodkin Storytelling

Bedtime Stories for Kids and Epic Audiobooks for Adults

Odds Bodkin is an award-winning storyteller, musician, and mythologist celebrated for his bedtime stories for kids and epic audiobooks for adults. Known for his powerful blend of spoken word, character voices, and live music, Bodkin transforms classic tales into immersive experiences that captivate listeners of all ages.

With a repertoire spanning world myths, legends, fables, and heroic epics like The Odyssey and Beowulf, Odds Bodkin’s storytelling sparks imagination and wonder. Parents searching for magical bedtime stories for children love his enchanting performances that inspire curiosity, courage, and creativity. At the same time, adult listeners enjoy his epic audiobooks that bring ancient heroes, gods, and legends to life through vivid narration and original music.

From Timeless Tales to Modern Inspiration

Odds Bodkin has performed at world-renowned venues including Lincoln Center, the National Storytelling Festival, and major universities across the U.S. His work bridges generations, soothing children with gentle nighttime stories while thrilling adults with mythic sagas and adventure-filled performances.

Whether you’re looking for soothing bedtime stories for kids or inspiring epic audiobooks for adults, Odds Bodkin’s storytelling offers something for everyone. His performances and recordings celebrate the power of myth and music to connect us to timeless human themes — courage, wisdom, and imagination.

Storytelling Performances

Odds Bodkin captivates audiences of all ages with his storytelling performances, ranging from school assemblies and museum events to theatrical and university presentations. He offers engaging, age-appropriate assemblies for students, including immersive residencies.

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Award-Winning Short Stories For All Ages

MASTER DRIVE Complete Works

EPIC DRIVE Core Audios

BEGINNER DRIVE Stories for Kids

48 Stories | 28+ Hours

38 Stories | 19+ Hours

24 Stories | 7+ Hours

  • 🏆 The Odyssey: An Epic Telling
  • 🏆 The Hidden Grail
  • Little Proto Trilogy
    • The Adventures of Little Proto
    • 🏆 Little Proto’s T-Rex Adventure
    • 🏆 Little Proto and the Volcano’s Fire
  • The Iliad: Book I
  • Beowulf: The Only One
  • The Rage of Hercules
  • Viking Myths of Adventure
    • Mead of Poetry
    • Odin and Thor Battle the Frost Giants
  • The Teacup Fairy
    • How the Animals Stole Back Fire
    • The Little Shepherd
    • The Fox and the Cat: An Aesops Fable
    • The Monkeys and the Moon: A Fable about Leadership
  • Gentle Tales of Nature
    • The Evergreens
    • The African Tree’s Name
    • The Woman Who Fell from the Sky
    • The Lion Makers
    • The Wind and the Sun
  • With Twinkle in your Eye
    • The Elf of Springtime 
    • The Rahjah’s Question
    • The Wily African Messenger
    • The Rock n roll Three Little Pigs
  • The Winter Cherries
    • The Winter Cherries: An Arthurian Legend of Christmas
    • The Generous Man: A Chanuka tale
    • The Christmas Cobwebs: A German Folktale 
    • The Takeover Before Christmas:
  • Rip Roarin’ Paul Bunyan Tales
    • The Limbless Forest
    • The Bedcats
    • The Stubborn Christmas Tree
  • The Blossom Tree
    • The Blossom Tree
    • The Missing Axe
    • The Crane Wife
    • The Runaway Horse
  • The Wise Little Girl
    • The Wise Little Girl
    • The Buffalo’s Wife
    • The Three Spinning Fairies
  • Stories of Love
    • The Crane Wife
    • The Dame Ragnell 
  • Dark Tales of the Supernatural
    • The Storm Breeder
    • Treasure Trove
    • The Infallible Doctor
    • The Demon Heads
  • Voyage of the Waistgold
  • The Old Man Speaks
  • The Earthstone
  • The Harper and the King
  • + More…
  • 🏆 The Odyssey: An Epic Telling
  • 🏆 The Hidden Grail
  • Little Proto Trilogy
    • The Adventures of Little Proto
    • 🏆 Little Proto’s T-Rex Adventure
    • 🏆 Little Proto and the Volcano’s Fire
  • The Rage of Hercules
  • Viking Myths of Adventure
    • Mead of Poetry
    • Odin and Thor Battle the Frost Giants
  • The Teacup Fairy
    • How the Animals Stole Back Fire
    • The Little Shepherd
    • The Fox and the Cat: An Aesops Fable
    • The Monkeys and the Moon: A Fable about Leadership
  • Gentle Tales of Nature
    • The Evergreens
    • The African Tree’s Name
    • The Woman Who Fell from the Sky
    • The Lion Makers
    • The Wind and the Sun
  • With Twinkle in your Eye
    • The Elf of Springtime 
    • The Rahjah’s Question
    • The Wily African Messenger
    • The Rock n roll Three Little Pigs
  • The Winter Cherries
    • The Winter Cherries: An Arthurian Legend of Christmas
    • The Generous Man: A Chanuka tale
    • The Christmas Cobwebs: A German Folktale 
    • The Takeover Before Christmas:
  • Rip Roarin’ Paul Bunyan Tales
    • The Limbless Forest
    • The Bedcats
    • The Stubborn Christmas Tree
  • The Blossom Tree
    • The Blossom Tree
    • The Missing Axe
    • The Crane Wife
    • The Runaway Horse
  • The Wise Little Girl
    • The Wise Little Girl
    • The Buffalo’s Wife
    • The Three Spinning Fairies
  • Stories of Love
    • The Crane Wife
    • The Dame Ragnell
  • The Harper and the King
  • Little Proto Trilogy
    • The Adventures of Little Proto
    • 🏆 Little Proto’s T-Rex Adventure
    • 🏆 Little Proto and the Volcano’s Fire
  • The Teacup Fairy
    • How the Animals Stole Back Fire
    • The Little Shepherd
    • The Fox and the Cat: An Aesops Fable
    • The Monkeys and the Moon: A Fable about Leadership
  • Gentle Tales of Nature
    • The Evergreens
    • The African Tree’s Name
    • The Woman Who Fell from the Sky
    • The Lion Makers
    • The Wind and the Sun
  • With Twinkle in your Eye
    • The Elf of Springtime 
    • The Rahjah’s Question
    • The Wily African Messenger
    • The Rock n roll Three Little Pigs
  • The Winter Cherries
    • The Winter Cherries: An Arthurian Legend of Christmas
    • The Generous Man: A Chanuka tale
    • The Christmas Cobwebs: A German Folktale 
    • The Takeover Before Christmas:
  • Rip Roarin’ Paul Bunyan Tales
    • The Limbless Forest
    • The Bedcats
    • The Stubborn Christmas Tree
  • Little Proto Trilogy
    • The Adventures of Little Proto
    • 🏆 Little Proto’s T-Rex Adventure
    • 🏆 Little Proto and the Volcano’s Fire

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Mastering the art of storytelling has been a lifelong pursuit for Odds and he has become a storyteller like no other. Not only does he tell captivating stories, but he sets them to music from multiple instruments (see the live instruments right here on this page!) but he also incorporates a wide variety of sound effects. His performances dazzle children, teens & adults alike. We hope to see you at a performance soon!

Some say the spirit lives alone

Within its cage of flesh and bone

And that one never truly hears

Another’s song, though sung for years.

Perhaps those sad empiricists

Should hearken to the lyricists….

So begins Odds Bodkin’s original 13,000-line epic poem about young lovers who, in a high-fantasy world, challenge an entrenched and powerful evil. 

Hear Odds Bodkin read his grand and complex literary work, creating characters as he goes. And if you like, read along to see the rhymes. Thousands of rhymes. Free on Substack.

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A highly intelligent but murderous pirate steals a dark sloop to complete his mysterious life’s mission. That The Waistgold’s wheel is encrusted with gems and her decks are fine parquetry, well, that’s stunning enough. But when the hard-swearing Phineas Krull learns that The Waistgold cannot sink—even when upside down in the sea—he marvels at this ship’s magical construction. It’s a wonder. But who built this strange craft? It’s only after he discovers a blood-soaked journal and learns about the young queen who built The Waistgold—and that she’s probably coming after him–that his wonder turns to worry.

Written in pirate patois, Voyage of the Waistgold is Odds Bodkin’s original story written in pulsing doggerel rhyme. Quite profane, it’s told from the pirate’s first-person view. Somewhere between Jonathan Swift’s cutting social commentary and William Burroughs’ drug-addled visions, this at times humorous, at times shocking high fantasy tale is for mature adults only.

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Content contains adult themes and expressions. For mature audiences only.

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