The Radio Reading Room
The Radio Reading Room features the Stories of Americana special Featured Segments feature stories and poetry from some of America's Classic authors, such as, Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Frost, Emily Dickerson, T.S. Elliot and many more. The program is hosted and stories read by long time broadcast veteran and voice artist Myron Hieronymous Thomas. First aired over WQSA AM radio in Sarasota Florida in 1989 the program fast became a favorite of listeners and participants.
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Ashes in the Wind: A Lenten Story
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On a quiet Ash Wednesday morning, Mara steps into a chapel she hasn’t entered in years—carrying grief, doubt, and the weight of silence. What she finds is not judgment, but a gentle invitation: to be honest, to be still, and to begin again.
This original Lenten story from The Radio Reading Room explores the quiet courage of returning, the healing power of ritual, and the way Lent invites us to loosen what no longer serves us. A contemplative tale for anyone walking through the wilderness of their own heart.
Read by Myron Hieronymous Thomas.