Question: What was the birthplace of the man upon whose letter the short story "The Thing in the Moonlight" is based? 

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The Shadow Line: The Shadow-Line is a short novel based at sea by Joseph Conrad; it is one of his later works, being written from February to December 1915.  It was first published in 1916 as a serial in New York's "Metropolitan Magazine" (September—October) in the "English Review" (September 1916-March 1917) and published in book form in 1917 in the UK (March) and America (April).  The novella depicts the development of a young man upon taking a captaincy in the Orient, with the "shadow line" of the title representing the threshold of this development.

Man-of-war fish: Nomeus gronovii, the man-of-war fish, or bluebottle fish, is a species of fish in the family Nomeidae, the driftfish.  It is native to the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, where adults are generally found at depths from 200 to .  It is notable for its ability to live within the deadly tentacles of a siphonophore, the Portuguese man o' war, upon whose tentacles and gonads it feeds.  The fish is striped with blackish-blue blemishes covering its body, and the caudal fin is extremely forked.  It can reach a length of 39 cm .  It is of minor importance to commercial fisheries.  This species is the only known member of its genus.

Jacknife: Jacknife is a 1989 American film directed by David Jones and starring Robert De Niro, Ed Harris and Kathy Baker.  The film focuses on a small, serious story, with emphasis on characterization and the complex tension between people in a close relationship.  Stephen Metcalfe, upon whose play, "Strange Snow" (1982), the film was based, wrote the screenplay.

Wrong Things: Wrong Things is a short story collection by Poppy Z. Brite and Caitlin R. Kiernan.  It was released by Subterranean Press in 2001.  The cover art and illustrations were provided by Canadian artist Richard A. Kirk.  Kiernan's solo contribution to the book, "Onion", received the 2001 International Horror Guild Award for Best Short Story and was chosen for "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, Fifteenth Annual Collection" (edited by Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow; St. Martin's, 2001).  Kiernan and Brite's collaborative story, "The Rest of the Wrong Thing," is set in Brite's fictional town of Missing Mile, also appearing in his novels "Lost Souls" (1992) and "Drawing Blood" (1993).  This is the second short story the two authors have coauthored, the first being "Night Story 1973," which appeared in Kiernan's collection, "From Weird and Distant Shores" (2002).

H. P. Lovecraft: Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( ; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction.  He was virtually unknown and published only in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, but he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre.  Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he spent most of his life.  Among his most celebrated tales are "The Call of Cthulhu" and "The Shadow over Innsmouth", both canonical to the Cthulhu Mythos.  Lovecraft was never able to support himself from earnings as author and editor.  He saw commercial success increasingly elude him in this latter period, partly because he lacked the confidence and drive to promote himself.  He subsisted in progressively strained circumstances in his last years; an inheritance was completely spent by the time that he died at age 46.

Me &amp; You, Us, Forever: Me & You, Us, Forever is a 2008 Christian film written, directed and produced by Dave Christiano, and upon whose personal experience of divorce it is based.  The film was distributed by Five & Two Pictures, and starred Michael Blain-Rozgay, Stacey J. Aswad, Hugh McLean, Jenna Bailey, Sandi Fix, Kathryn Worsham and character actor Terry Loughlin.

The Auction Block (1917 film): The Auction Block is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Rubye De Remer.  The film was produced by Rex Beach, upon whose novel, "The Auction Block", the film is based.  It is not known whether the film currently survives.

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.

Amma Ariyan: Amma Ariyan (Malayalam: അമ്മ അറിയാന്, translation: "What i want my mother to know") is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by avant-garde filmmaker John Abraham.  The story revolves around the incidents following the death of a young Naxalite, upon whose death his friends travel to the village where his mother lives to inform her of the death of her only son.

The Tumor (short story): "The Tumor" is a short story by John Grisham, telling about the focused ultrasound process through the case of a fictional character named Paul.  This story was not released through Grisham's usual publisher, but instead was published for a free eBook on the website of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, on whose board Grisham serves.  Grisham's purpose in writing this short story was to increase awareness about the promising new medical therapy.  The use of focused ultrasound is not yet approved for use on brain tumors, but "The Tumor" takes place in a time when the therapy is in regular use.  Unlike most short stories, the story is as much informational as narrative, and includes medical illustrations and brain scan images.  The book's cover includes the subtitle "A Non-Legal Thriller". On Grisham's website, in a letter introducing "The Tumor", Grisham states "It's the most important book I've ever written."

Supporting paragraphs: The Thing in the Moonlight H. P. Lovecraft
Answer: Providence, Rhode Island