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Milliva, the doubting priestess

by Daniel Ausema • May 18, 2026

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

by Daniel Ausema • April 21, 2026

 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

by Daniel Ausema • April 17, 2026

 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!

by Daniel Ausema • April 10, 2026

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

by Daniel Ausema • March 27, 2026

 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

by Daniel Ausema • March 19, 2026

 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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