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About Daniel Ausema

Daniel Ausema has a background in experiential education and journalism and is now a stay-at-home dad. His fiction and poetry have appeared in dozens of publications, including Nemonymous, Raven Electrick, and Reflection's Edge. He lives in Colorado.

Stories by Daniel Ausema:

1 . Sleep Magic
by Daniel Ausema
Fantasy, 4 pages
When the armies of Armageddon gathered on the Endless Plains, the warrior-shaman Orfie did the only thing he could think of. He fell asleep. According to the Tangent review, "'Sleep Magic' by Daniel Ausema is short but brilliant. The first two sentences grab your attention, and the rest follows through on their promise."
2 . City of Games
by Daniel Ausema
Fantasy, 4 pages
In a Calvino-esque city, games determine everything from the treatment of visitors to the way the city is governed.
3 . First Peeling
by Daniel Ausema
Fantasy, 7 pages
Driven from their homeland, Arten and the other Living Stumps must go through their coming-of-age ceremony as refugees.
4 . Stump Courtship
by Daniel Ausema
Fantasy, 9 pages
Another Living Stumps story. Rich Horton writes, "Daniel Ausema's "Stump Courtship" somewhat sweetly portrays a tree-like alien among kiteflying humans, as he looks for an appropriate courtship gift for his intended."
5 . Hope Games
by Daniel Ausema
Fantasy, 14 pages
In the midst of a war-torn city, can hope survive? The constant broken promises make Avins determined to find out.