Author: Daniel Ausema
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Melle and the quest for justice
I got caught up in travels and family stuff, so this is nearly a month late–but that’s not too late to check the story out!So, while I was traveling to Michigan, the fifth and final novella of the Moth Plateau series came out!This is the story of…
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Milliva, the doubting priestess
Days of Sagebrush and Absence is out now! (Get if from Amazon or from any of these other stores)It is the story of environmental collapse, of doubt and comfort, and of a well-earned mistrust of those who wish to exploit the land.My notes for this one b…
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Introducing Sakehin, a daredevil with delusions of grandeur
In this ongoing series of behind-the-scenes posts about the Moth Plateau novellas, we have Sake. He was a very fun character to write, one I deliberately made different from the types of characters I usually write about. In real life, he’d wear o…
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A daredevil and an uncanny city: Time with its Tricks
Falling a bit behind here, with the usual spring busyness, but be sure to check out Time with its Tricks (Amazon | universal links), the third Moth Plateau novella!I’ll have more to say about Sakehin, the daredevil at the center of this story, bu…
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"Sailing through Flooded Cathedrals" is an editor’s featured poem!
Star*Line 49.2 just came out last week, and my poem, “Sailing through Flooded Cathedrals,” is one of the online-featured poems.This is a poem about finding meaning after some sort of incomprehensible disaster: “the vague hope for that unknown, / w…
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A singer–and the ones who pursue her
Continuing in this series of behind-the-scenes looks at the Moth Plateau, today we’re checking out the main character of novella 2, Pursuit and Moth Songs. And hey, we’ll toss in a bit about the other characters who show up here for the first tim…
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An icon and a cypher: Druskan
Each of the Moth Plateau novellas has a different point of view character. That does mean that to a certain extent you can jump in at any point in the series (though whatever order you choose for 1-3, I’d recommend reading those before 4).I’ll ad…
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The seeds of a story (or is it the story’s cocoon?)
With novella 2, Pursuit and Moth Songs, out now at Amazon and elsewhere, you may be wondering where in the world an idea like the Moth Plateau comes from. A place where the moths are so thick they block the light? Why would I even imagine such a thing?…
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Pursuit and Moth Songs released!
The Moth Plateau novella 2 is out now. I love how this one came together–whereas the first novella is a relatively straightforward narrative, this one plays around with POV to tell the story of the mysterious masked woman from the Upper Plateau. Rahel…
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Moth Plateau series overview
So, now you’ve had a chance to know a bit about the setting and characters of the Moth Plateau novellas. But what’s the actual story about? There isn’t exactly one overarching narrative. In fact, each novella stands on its own, in a way. It is……