Location: United States
Member Since: Aug. 11, 2010
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Dan Absalonson


Biography

Dan first started writing stories in elementary school, where he and a friend would skip lunch and recess once a month to eat in the library while hearing all about the new books on the shelves. His love for reading, as with visual art and music, has now extended into creating his own fiction. He is also a huge fan of podcasting, and all of his stories are available for free in audio. He works as a digital artist and lives in Washington state with his beautiful family of five.

Where to find Dan Absalonson online

Twitter: DanDanTheArtMan
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dandantheartman
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/danabsalonson
Blog: http://writingsofdan.blogspot.com/

Books

The Day She Was Born    by Dan Absalonson
Price: Free! 2190 words. Published on May 29, 2012. Fiction.
A husband sees an armed man enter the store where his pregnant wife is shopping. He gets out of the car.
The House Sitter    by Dan Absalonson
Price: Free! 2160 words. Published on October 31, 2011. Fiction.
A Halloween thriller short story. When Tammy is house sitting, she get creeped out. She keeps hearing and seeing things in the dark corners of the mansion she is alone in. This time it is not her imagination, and she's about to go for the ride of her life.
Bullets and Tears    by Dan Absalonson
Price: Free! 2810 words. Published on September 30, 2011. Fiction.
(3.00 from 2 reviews)
For William killing can be part of his job. It can be shoot or be shot where he is stationed, but when that other person is a child it doesn't feel so black and white. American soldiers are on a mission to save child soldiers in Africa.
A Second Chance    by Dan Absalonson
Price: $0.99 USD. 11050 words. Published on March 28, 2011. Fiction.
Jerry has problems. A few years ago his pregnant mother died. His Dad has reduced himself to a drunk. Dad gets violent when he drinks, which is all the time. Jerry decides to run away, but ends up destroying another family by taking all of his anger towards his dad out on a stranger. How will this all be reconciled?
Fezdon's Mistake    by Dan Absalonson
Price: Free! 3120 words. Published on March 18, 2011. Fiction.
Fezdon is a wizard; at least that's how he thinks of himself. The trouble is, no one else in the village agrees with him. He must do something big to convince them, but will his big idea prove to be more than he can handle?
Little Willie's Revenge    by Dan Absalonson
Price: Free! 5840 words. Published on March 13, 2011. Fiction.
This story is based on this "Little Willie" poem: Little Willie Feeling Mean Fed his sister paris green As she lay in agony Willie boy was full of glee. Willie's mother passed away and now his dad has remarried. Now Willie has a new sister. He hates her. How far will he go to show her how he feels?
Evil Takes Flight    by Dan Absalonson
Price: Free! 1840 words. Published on March 12, 2011. Fiction.
(3.00 from 2 reviews)
Jeff Klots has a problem. Every time he comes home from school, he gets dive bombed by an evil crow on the way into his parents' house. He decides to do something about it. All he needs is a weapon that will do the job.
The Last Butterscotch    by Dan Absalonson
Price: Free! 6550 words. Published on March 5, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Henry Jr. and his family are excited about their newborn kittens, but when Henry goes into the barn to see them - he finds that there's an extra. It looks and weighs the same as another. Henry's mom is spooked. Where did this extra cat come from, and why does it act so strange?
Helsa's Secrect Ingredient    by Dan Absalonson
Price: Free! 3840 words. Published on March 2, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Helsa and Vairgar had always done well selling their stew outside the castle walls, but now they were going to need magic. Lately none had come to visit the castle, so they had not sold any stew in many days. They had to do something.
All I Want For Christmas is a V.R. Supercube    by Dan Absalonson
Price: Free! 1960 words. Published on January 6, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Alfred Thompson can't wait to get his V.R. SuperCube game system this year for Christmas, but there's a problem. He overhears the school bully talking with his mom in the game shop and comes to a realization. He may have just found a way to never be bullied again, but it is going to cost him.
My Last Day    by Dan Absalonson
Price: Free! 5460 words. Published on August 11, 2010. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Police chase story - in the future with flying cars. It's police Captain Matt Selznick's last day on the job, and he's going to make sure he ends his career on a high note. Rather than ending with a customary day at the desk, he goes out in the field impersonating a criminal transporter to pick up a bad guy and bring him in for questioning. Sounds simple right? If only it had been.

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Smashwords book reviews by Dan Absalonson

  • The Fox on May 15, 2012
    star star star star star
    An epic tale of deep love, ancient history, and modern archaeology. This book may have taken me a long time to read at one hundred and thirteen thousand some words, but it was well worth it and it seemed much shorter. This book is worth your time and money, but lucky for you it's free so you owe it to yourself to download this story and enjoy it for a good long while. I really liked the back and forth between the ancient and modern times. The characters were well done and believable in both time frames, and it never bothered me jumping from one time to another. I never felt jolted out of one time and thrust into another, it just flowed. Now that I think of it, pulling that off could not have been easy but Arlene did it really well. If you like romance, drama, archaeology, even some great action - then this story is for you. Sometimes it's really nice to be able to curl up with a book for a good long while, knowing you have a lot of story to go and the fun won't end soon. Some of my favorite books are the ones that took me a long time to read. When I read The Kite Runner it was over the course of about a year, but I enjoyed it and think back fondly on toting around that huge tome. It was the same with The Historian, and it's the same way with this treasure - you don't have to worry about the end of the story coming up on you soon because it's magic and story keep going for a long time. I think you'll find as I did though that before you know it though, the story has ended and you're left with many fond memories and new friends. There were a few parts that I felt were a bit slow, but there were also parts that just about brought me to tears and many exciting parts. In my mind those parts more than equal out the book overall to be a great read. I don't usually read this genre of book, but I'm glad I read this one. I really liked the ending, it was exciting.