Stories from the
Gray Rock Inn
1928: Elroy’s Legacy
In 1928, a young woman staying at a boarding house befriends a mysterious cat named Elroy who plays a hand in her fate.
1984: Coming home to Asheville
In 1984, Diana Brittain Thompson and her mother visited Asheville thanks to the Genealogical Study of James Brittain of Buncombe County.
1943: The Memphis Belle
In 1943, pilot Robert Morgan was on a 31-city tour with his plane The Memphis Belle as a reward for completing 25 missions against Germany.
1976: A Monkey’s Uncle
Melissa goes to her husband’s family reunion and discovers she is related to others there through her Great-Grandfather Lucky Tate.
1928: The Doll Sanatorium, part 2
In the second chapter of “The Doll Sanitorium,” Catesby Wythe and her mother consult an Appalachian fortune teller.
2023: The Pumpkin Shell
This is a spooky story about rising housing prices. A group of artists look for answers in a community garden.