What was the birthplace of the man upon whose letter the short story "The Thing in the Moonlight" is based?
The Thing in the Moonlight "The Thing in the Moonlight" is a short story by J. Chapman Miske, based on a letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Donald Wandrei, dated November 24, 1927. This letter describes a dream that Lovecraft had. The story was prepared for publication by Miske, who filled in the story surrounding the description of the dream. In places, the letter and published story are identical, word-for-word. It was first published in "Bizarre" magazine in January 1941.
Leo Connellan Leo Connellan (November 30, 1928 – February 22, 2001) was an American poet born in Portland, Maine. He grew up in Rockland, Maine, spent much of his life in the environs of New York City, and lived at the time of his death in Sprague, Connecticut. He spent considerable time traveling in the United States between the ages of 19 and 36, taking work as a salesman after his daughter was born.