The Heavy Lifting

The Heavy Lifting

From A Bedtime Story by Matthew Mitchell

May 1, 2026 · 8 min · Season 2 · Episode 42

About this episode

In this episode, Matthew Mitchell narrates 'The Heavy Lifting', part of a series involving a gravity-related mystery in Orbit City.

Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled The Heavy Lifting, Part 3 of this week's series: The Case of the Vanishing Gravity. The Sky-Piercer Tower was the tallest structure in Orbit City, a needle of glass and steel that pierced the very edge of the atmosphere. At the very top was a revolving ballroom where the elite gathered to look down on everyone else. Tonight, the ballroom was decorated with glowing lanterns and silk ribbons that drifted in the air, a preview of the weightless evening Sterling had promised. The view was breathtaking, but Cletus couldn't appreciate it while he was worried about the literal weight of the world. Cletus, Beatrice, and a very nervous Sterling stood in the service elevator. Beatrice was now holding onto a heavy metal toolbox she had found in the fountain room, as Cletus's paperweights were starting to lose the battle against the increasing pull of the tower's receiver. She looked like she was ready to punch the first person who made a joke about her being light on her feet. "When we get out there," Cletus instructed…

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Mitchell

Topics covered

  • gravity
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • family
  • fantasy

Keywords

  • gravity
  • Orbit City
  • Sky-Piercer Tower
  • Cletus
  • Beatrice
  • Sterling
  • ballroom
  • electricity
  • story

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Heavy Lifting, The Case of the Vanishing Gravity

Places: Orbit City

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