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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I've been quiet about this one until I had some definite news, but this book is available now!! It's a book that's both taken a long time to come to fruition and a whirlwind of a rush at the same time. Published by Island of Wak-Wak, the same as my poetry chapbook from two years ago.

cover art, text reads "Daniel Ausema, The Fall of the City of Bells"; images from the public domain shows monks pulling the ropes on a line of bells in an old building

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The new issue of Eye to the Telescope is out, including my poem “The Picasso Aliens”—and may other excellent poems! eyetothetelescope.com/archives/061...

Screenshot of the Table of Contents for the new issue of Eye to the Telescope, with poems selected by D. A. Xiaolin Spires on the subject of aliens

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I see the book scammers really putting in the extra effort these days. It’s the personal touch that counts

Book promo scam email with the generic fields of [author name], [book title], [specific element of the book] and [specific genre/audience] left in as unedited brackets

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This is a cool antho that includes my story “The Ways of Plants and Spells” (and lots more fun stories to check out!) books.metaphorosis.com/anthology/20...

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The Moth Plateau comes to its dramatic close with Of Moths and Breaking, narrated by Melle, whose story was so much fun to write. When the 15-year-old discovers her family home destroyed, nothing will stop her from confronting the corporate stooges in charge!

historical engraving of a large blue moth and various other insects and plants; text reads "Of Moths and Breaking, Daniel Ausema, Moth Plateau novella 5"

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The moths are falling from the sky like catastrophic precipitation. In other words, Moth Plateau 4 is out! Days of Sagebrush and Absence tells the story of the doubting priestess and hermit Milliva trying to offer comfort to a people lost and confused and cut off from the world below.

cover art based on 19th century scientific drawing of moths and caterpillars and plants; text says Days of Sagebrush and Absence, Daniel Ausema, Moth Plateau novella 4

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Here's the cover art, with alt text:

art based on a 19th century biology illustration of moths and caterpillars, used as cover art for Days of Sagebrush and Absence (Moth Plateau novella 4) by Daniel Ausema

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I have canoed this backwater—Croton Pond in Michigan—many times and portaged that dam. Would not want to be in an open canoe below that dam now. But would love to make some of those floodwaters appear here in our Colorado reservoirs now, if I could safely (photos from an Mlive article yesterday)

Croton Dam, Michigan, with water churning as it races through the gates

Aerial view of the water racing through the dam and the very full Croton Pond backwater behind it

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Moth Plateau #3 is out today! Time with its Tricks follows the daredevil Sake, exiled from the upper plateau for...distractibility and an utter, unfounded certainty in his own greatness. Instead he winds up in the Misbuilt City. Links to Amazon and others here: www.danielausema.com/p/moth-plate...

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Good sized group marching in northern Colorado today—the crowd felt comparable to last October’s. Lots of support from the people not marching, too, in cars and lining the streets #nokings

A sign showing a portion of the statue of liberty’s face, drawn superhero style with blood on the spikes of her headpiece and on her face, looking ready to fight

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Reading the latest @seananmcguire.bsky.social ‘s Wayward Children novella, Through Gates of Garnet and Gold, and it’s got moths, too! See, it’s not just me obsessed with moths right now. Must be something in the air. Love this description.

Screenshot of book text: “And the moths came, Sumi laughing in delight the whole time as the air turned into a shower of brown and orange wings, blotting out the world, blotting on the sun. Talia hummed, and the moths came, and everything was beautiful.”

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

bothered by others. When another agent dies on the upper plateau, reportedly of natural causes, he is sent to retrieve the body. But the upper plateau is a land of recluses and secrets, and Drusk questions more with each interaction whether he--or anyone--is safe in that land. And the cover:

Cover art for Riding the Moth Plateau, featuring a public domain image of a moth, caterpillars, and a plant in a 19th century natural history book style

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Award eligibility post! It was a poetry year, it seems. So, here are the six poems that came out this year that should be eligible for nominating, if you're so inclined: (details about each threaded)

List of six poems and where they were published, details below in the thread

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

What poster did you have hanging in your room as a kid? (My dad didn’t like us sticking things on the walls for more than a few weeks, so this was a poster I bought in college, hanging alongside a foldable map of Middle Earth)

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The beetle Spiral wants to invite you to my new itch.io store: danielausema.itch.io This is a great way to buy ebooks direct from me, avoiding Amazon and other stores. And there's a bonus, free/pay-what-you-want TTRPG one-shot in the store as well, Spire Songs & Steam Gears!

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

And here is the same beetle, trying to find its way into the city, looking for…a stable or a flying taxi, probably

Crocheted beetle standing on copies of books from the Spire City series

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Now taking center stage, a Spire City beetle, ready to pull a carriage down the cobble streets! (Crocheted beetle courtesy of writer-and-librarian extraordinaire @endawson.bsky.social )

A crocheted rhino beetle in black and shimmery bronze yarn

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

New issue of Star*Line! I have a poem in this, about cats and trees (and feline dryads). Link to the full list of poems (and purchasing options) is here: sfpoetry.com/sl/issues/st...

Astronauts in space suits cross a Martian (or similar) landscape to investigate the fossils of some dinosaur-like creature.

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Pre-order Spire City, Episode 0 now! Eleven years ago, we were releasing the original Spire City episodes, a story of a found family, people infected with a terrible and targeted disease, turning them slowly into animals. In preparation to re-release an omnibus, this is a new intro to Chels & co:

Cover art Spire City, episode 0: On the Streets; a city skyline of spires in the mist

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Some international mail recently brought me these lovely poetry chapbooks! Available lots of places now, for when you’re (or those on your list are—get extra copies!) in the mood for some speculative poems!

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

My new chapbook of poems is out! But only in select locations for now. Like...Sweden. Published by Island of Wak-Wak Press. Link below, and watch for more information about these poems as the chapbook becomes more widely available!

Ephemeral Village cover art, traditional Dutch building in winter, under a cloudy sky

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Encouraged by some other writers that even in times like these (especially in times like these?), sharing my writing is important, just want to say that the Arcist Chronicles as a whole is about people resisting power and corruption. And creating something better. (1/4)

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Some online bookstores have begun to list the paperback for sale! Ebooks still to come. Storytelling as magic! Betrayal and control! Forging a place for outcasts! Exploration and discovery!

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

First sighting! Book 3 comes out this weekend!

Cover art for A Trade in Betrayals, a woman in the mountains surrounded by flames

Cover art for all three Arcist Chronicles books

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 06/09/2024

Publication day! A bunch of stories and poems in the new issue of The Pink Hydra, including this very short one for your enjoyment-- www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/01032... Check it out!

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 03/02/2024

Walking the dog in this snow/rain mix. There are three coyotes in this pic, running through the open space. You’ll…basically have to trust me, because they end up a few pixels each. But they’re spread out near the middle (a bit left-of), near the top of the shorter grass

Trail through a grassy open space with snow beginning to fall

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

A gust of wind this morning blew off most of the leaves that had been clinging to one of our trees. This makes it hard to rake them

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

Cooler, shorter days means I’ve been on the lookout for my first coyote sighting of the season on my morning run/walk. This morning I was rewarded with this one, who watched me closely before trotting off

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

Ooh, pretty cover art for a new anthology with one of my stories!

Cosmic Muse anthology cover art; a face with purple lips and a colorful headpiece

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 06/09/2023

From a job listing. Do I know Bilingual? Why yes, Bilingual happens to be my native language, thanks for checking.

Yes/no question under Languages required: Do you know Bilingual?

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 04/09/2023

Reskeet a picture of the very first game you remember playing. I don't think my grade school's computers had this color monitor, but this Commodore 64 Lemonade Stand was the first I remember. We learned enough Basic to tweak the game, too, so I remember in-school variations, like Hot Dog stand

Commodore 64 screenshot of Lemonade Stand game, with a weather prediction and chance to buy supplies

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 03/08/2023

Park day, watching the playground from the shade

Small black and white dog, leashed, resting on woodchips

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