Gertrude Atherton, a native San Franciscan, attended St. Mary’s in Benicia. She eloped with a man who had been courting her twice-divorced mother: George HB Atherton. They lived on the Atherton Estates, now known as Atherton CA. This story is a mysterious, Gothic tale about an author who becomes obsessed with children in some old portraits. As we move in to the haunting month of October our stories will get more and more…haunting…. Enjoy!
This story is “Jane” by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Rinehart wrote hundreds of short stories, poems, travelogues and articles. Many of her books and plays...
I’m so excited to present two stories by Edith Wharton: “A Journey” and “Roman Fever.” Edith Wharton was well-acquainted with many public figures of...
This week we’re launching our scary stories for October! “The Furnished Room” was first published in 1906 in O. Henry’s collection of short stories...