Three seashell divers frequent the Sunset Tales bar. They don’t speak much. They sit at the counter and order a gin cocktail, mixed with a marine green leaf I’ve seen near the grotto. As the gin pours into them, they brighten up and start shari

Chapter 4: The Snake Master

Jan 18th, 2021 9m 7s

Altan communicates with snakes. He learns from them what’s happening on the island, where there is peace and quiet, and where there is conflict, hate, illness.

Chapter 3: The Kula Master

Jan 15th, 2021 5m 55s

I meet Kamlesh, the Kula Master, who observes the prosperity of the Fijian archipelago through shells and clouds reading.

Chapter 2: The Necromancer

Jan 15th, 2021 7m 12s

Salomon, a regular at Sunset Tales bar, often hangs around the bar at odd hours. Here he tells me the story of Mother Snake.

Chapter 1: The Dead Witch

Jan 15th, 2021 6m 48s

The story of Kelera, the Dead Witch, who would come in for her ritual drink at Sunset Tales, the bar I used to frequent on Yasawa, one of the Fiji islands, back when I was a young writer.

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