Shirley Jackson's "Charles" and "After You, My Dear Alphonse," relaxing storytelling

379- Unsettling and very layered, but not nightmare fuel... you've found TWO tales from the brilliant mind of Shirley Jackson. Known for haunting eeriness, this episode shows her (mostly) humorous side.

379 - Unsettling and very layered, but not nightmare fuel... you've found TWO tales from the brilliant mind of Shirley Jackson. Known for haunting eeriness, this episode shows her (mostly) humorous side.

378 - No, this is not a love triangle! This lovely woman isjust gently untangling and reviving the dignity of this very deserving man.  Known for her intensity, authorCharlotte Perkins Gilman (of "The Yellow Wallpaper") reveals her tender side in this satisfying story that will leave you smiling.

378 - No, this is not a love triangle! This lovely woman is just gently untangling and reviving the dignity of this very deserving man. Known for her intensity, author Charlotte Perkins Gilman (of "The Yellow Wallpaper") reveals her tender side in this satisfying story that will leave you smiling.

377 - For lovers of classic romance comes a hopeful story from the beloved author of Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery. Tuck in to hear "Jessamine," the tender tale she left for us despite her own tragic life.

377 - For lovers of classic romance comes a hopeful story from the beloved author of Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery. Tuck in to hear "Jessamine," the tender tale she left for us despite her own tragic life.

376 - Quiet English gardens, deadly plants, whisperedsuspicions: Was it MURDER? From Mystery Queen Agatha Christie, it's Miss Marple and "The Herb of Death." Tuck in for a soothing, yet sinister story and fall … Fast Asleep. (Miss Marple will keepwatch.)

376 - Quiet English gardens, deadly plants, whispered suspicions: Was it MURDER? From Mystery Queen Agatha Christie, it's Miss Marple and "The Herb of Death." Tuck in for a soothing, yet sinister story and fall … Fast Asleep. (Miss Marple will keep watch.)

375 - Isolation and endless snow are the REAL monsters . . Long before Stephen King's The Shining, there was Guy de Maupassant's" The Inn." Tuck in to hear this "inspirational" story of an unraveling human mind.

375 - Isolation and endless snow are the REAL monsters . . . Long before Stephen King's The Shining, there was Guy de Maupassant's "The Inn." Tuck in to hear this "inspirational" story of an unraveling human mind.