Ron Reads Boring Books
Are you tired? You will be. Because I will read to you a boring book and it will be worse than you doing nothing. This podcast is not intended to entertain you. It is intended to bore you. The length of each podcast will vary so you cannot plan your listening easily. Some reads will be short. Some will be excruciatingly long. There will be no intro or outro music. The only sound is my voice and other random sounds as they happen. I change my voice as I read the dialog. Also, I have a southern accent and do not read well. Thank you for listening.
Episodes
12 episodes
Echoes of War
A deaf-mute child plays soldier in the woods during the Civil War, encountering wounded men crawling back from battle without understanding the horror surrounding him, only to discover his home burned and his mother dead from an artillery shell...
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20:26
When Innocent Stories Create Perfect Horror
Ron reads H.H. Munro's "The Open Window," a masterful short story about deception and the power of suggestion. Nervous visitor Frampton Nuttall receives more than he bargained for when he meets fifteen-year-old Vera during a country visit.<...
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10:12
Freak in Captivity
Ron Reads narrates Anton Chekhov's thought-provoking short story "The Bet," a tale of an impulsive wager between a wealthy banker and a young lawyer about whether fifteen years of voluntary imprisonment is preferable to death.• Wealthy ...
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19:36
Midnight Reflections
Ron Reed reads Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Haunted Mind," a hypnotic meditation on that strange moment between sleep and wakefulness when time seems suspended and our deepest thoughts rise to the surface.• Exploration of that singular mo...
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15:01
Legacy of Loss
A wealthy and influential man named Thord Overaas experiences a profound transformation after losing his only son in a tragic boating accident. What begins as a story of pride and status-seeking becomes a powerful tale of grief, redemption, and...
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7:33
The Hunter Becomes the Hunted
We dive into Richard Connell's classic thriller "The Most Dangerous Game," a haunting tale of survival where a celebrated hunter becomes prey in a twisted game of cat and mouse.• Two hunters discuss the thrill of big game hunting while ...
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53:29
What Lies Beyond the Rock Wall?
Jerry, an eleven-year-old boy on vacation with his widowed mother, becomes fascinated with a wild bay separate from the safe beach his mother prefers. When he discovers older local boys swimming through an underwater tunnel, he becomes determin...
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27:14
The Thin Line Between Life and Death at 75 Below
Ron reads Jack London's classic short story "To Build a Fire," immersing listeners in the harrowing tale of a man who dangerously underestimates the deadly cold of the Yukon wilderness.• A man travels alone in the Yukon at 75 degrees be...
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41:52
The Solitude of Louisa Ellis
Mary Wilkins Freeman's "A New England Nun" follows Louisa Ellis as she grapples with the return of her fiancé Joe Daggett after a 14-year absence and discovers that her peaceful, orderly life is more precious to her than marriage.• Loui...
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36:41
Creeping to Freedom
Ron Reads Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper," a haunting short story that chronicles a woman's descent into madness after being prescribed a rest cure for her "nervous condition."• A woman and her physician husband rent a...
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41:37
No one will remember your name if you die tomorrow.
A mysterious traveler with grand ambitions finds shelter with a humble mountain family, leading to deep conversations about legacy and mortality before an unexpected avalanche changes everything. Hawthorne's tragic tale explores how quickly lif...
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25:43