Spire City, Episode 0: On the Streets
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Before the infections...
Before finding a place with a new family in the Weave...
Chels is a twelve-year-old orphan living on the streets of the fabled Spire City. Beetle-drawn carriages pass her by, and chained singers on the roofs sing above her head, but Chels has no time for such wonders or cruelties. She must survive, begging coin by coin.
As her hopes are dashed one by one, she keeps running into a boy her own age. He calls her Tatter Girl, and he's probably some kind of criminal, but he seems to have found a place where he belongs. Could she still hope for the same?
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About Daniel Ausema
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.
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