What if the dead could tell you how to live?What if I saw the truth at the source; would that be magic? How can I use the moon-magic of my father's ghost stories to watch over him in Vietnam? Midnight echos of dreams ring in my ears: "The Fire Draws You!" But I'm drawn to the terrifying stories told on the Ventura beaches. The phantoms of this land call out to me. When I tell their stories, they come alive! How can I help the monstrous Charman, burnt beyond recognition? I hear the ghosts of my mother's past crying out to be heard: but, as I reach out, I'm swept up into a web of secrets. What's happening to me? The Moon out during the day hearkens my mysterious transformation. My body, my soul, my entire universe is changing! All I know is that I dream about fire and when I wake up, I know that something is out there!