Seia Tanabe is a horror and weird fiction writer based in Osaka. She won the 15th Japanese Horror Novel Award in the Short Story category for her debut work, "Iki-byobu" (The Living Folding Screen). Deeply inspired by local folklore, ghost stories, and urban legends, she has published numerous horror novels and edited several anthologies. Tanabe's English-language debut, "The Parrot Stone", was published in the anthology Phantasm Japan.

This story was translated by the author and is original to StarShipSofa.

Narration by: Will Stagl

Will Stagl is Star Ship Sofa's audio engineer and occasional voice talent. He lives in Tucson Arizona and would like to wish a happy August birthday to the pride of Leos in his life--Susan, Violet, Stacey, Daphne, Jeremy and Doni.

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