Author: Daniel Ausema

February whirlwind of news…

February turned out to be a crazy month, with most of the craziness coming in the span of a week. I'm still rather dizzied from it, so this will simply be a rundown of what's happened:Spire City: Occupied was released as an ebook. It will rem......

Spire City: Occupied ebook up for pre-order

 Spire City: Occupied is going to remain on Kindle Vella, at least for now, but it is also going to be released as an ebook in a few weeks (on my birthday, as a matter of fact!). So if that's how you prefer to read your books, I'd love...

Spire City: Occupied ebook up for pre-order

 Spire City: Occupied is going to remain on Kindle Vella, at least for now, but it is also going to be released as an ebook in a few weeks (on my birthday, as a matter of fact!). So if that's how you prefer to read your books, I'd love...

Weird Christmas flash!

I was traveling over the New Year and didn't get a chance to post this until now, but the results of the Weird Christmas flash contest went up just before New Year's Day, and the audio for the episode went up a few days later.And my story "The Power...

Weird Christmas flash!

I was traveling over the New Year and didn't get a chance to post this until now, but the results of the Weird Christmas flash contest went up just before New Year's Day, and the audio for the episode went up a few days later.And my story "The Power...

"A Chance to Breathe" published in Zooscape!

 My story "A Chance to Breathe" is in the latest issue of Zooscape. This is a story I wrote years ago and could never find the right market for--until now. There are three main inspirations for the story: 1) My grandma's family immigrated to ......

"A Chance to Breathe" published in Zooscape!

 My story "A Chance to Breathe" is in the latest issue of Zooscape. This is a story I wrote years ago and could never find the right market for--until now. There are three main inspirations for the story: 1) My grandma's family immigrated to ......

Award Eligibility 2021

Are you reading for award nominations? Just curious for an update on publications? This is what I've had published in 2021:Novel: Spire City: Occupied (serialized on Kindle Vella/Curious Fictions/Ko-fi)Short Stories: "Triptych of the Final St......

Award Eligibility 2021

Are you reading for award nominations? Just curious for an update on publications? This is what I've had published in 2021:Novel: Spire City: Occupied (serialized on Kindle Vella/Curious Fictions/Ko-fi)Short Stories: "Triptych of the Final St......

Try some Kindle Vella serials!

Spire City: Occupied has now completed its run on Kindle Vella!It's still there for people to read--and I'm intending for it to stay available to Vella readers. But now you can read the whole novel without having to wait for new episodes to appear. I t......