Two tales from native cultures. Under a Pale Moon is about the kappa, a mythical, monstrous creature of Japan and Mulliwonk, an indigenous tale from the Nurrindjeri culture. Both creatures live in water and terrify unsuspecting humans.

Mark Meyer is a septuagenarian artist, writer, & former research biologist who resides in the middle of a lake in Washington State. He enjoys a great fondness for dogs, guitars, & scotch. His artwork & poetry have somehow managed to get around here and there.

Tim Law submitted the poem The Mulliwonk. Timothy Law is a writer of fantasy, horror, detective and general fiction from a little town in Southern Australia called Murray Bridge. Currently working at the Murray Bridge Library in the role of Library Manager he has dreamed since high school of becoming a fulltime author. His stories can be found at http://somecallmetimmy.blogspot.com.au/ and on other platforms.

Read by Andi Brooks, a Tokyo resident and Bella Lugosi biographer.

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