Time With Its Tricks

Sake is a daredevil, master of stunts and hero of a thousand deeds.At least in his own mind.But when his daydreaming leads to him losing his job as a messenger on the Moth Plateau, he has to find new work. If his wild imaginings don't leave him stuck in place, sponging off the tavernkeep of Switchback and her rapidly depleting patience.When he finally agrees to guide a group of scholars into the nearby ruins of a ghost town, he discovers mysteries he can't begin to understand--and a far more human danger than no one expects.Dive into these uncanny mysteries in this Weird Western novella! Daniel Ausema grew up in West Michigan, surrounded by orchards, hay fields, glacial lakes, and stands of oak and maple trees. He earned his BA in English Literature and Spanish in 2000. After working in experiential and alternative education for a while, he moved to Colorado with his family and settled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. He is now a stay-at-home father. His fiction and poetry have appeared in dozens of publications including Strange Horizons and Daily Science Fiction.