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I have 307 stories published in 9 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 127149 times and 171 of my stories have been cherry picked.

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Ashton Macaulay

My name is Ashton, I am the author of the Nick Ventner Adventures, currently available anywhere books are sold, but if you need some links: https://linktr.ee/macashton

I take most of my inspiration from a lifelong anxiety disorder that has constantly tried to convince me the world revolves around my death. Writing about death-defying situations with a humorous bend has helped me cope and produced what I feel are some interesting stories. In an age filled with plenty of non-fiction to keep us grounded, I’m trying to create literature that transports readers away to the big adventure novels of old and pokes fun at just about everything that goes bump in the night.

I live in Seattle with a true menagerie of two cats and a dog. They are featured frequently in everything I do, be it typos in my work, or strange photoshops to use as my website header. Thanks for reading!

My stories

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Yuletide Loops

Yuletide Loops Bill stands at the edge of a circle filled with people he has seen every day for almost a year. His hands are shaking, but he does his...
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Two Ways to Win [2 of 2]

This story was too big, so it was split in two. Here is the link to Part 1 The knight stepped aside and motioned for Penrose to move through. He did...
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Two Ways to Win [1 of 2]

Penrose donned his armor, the polished metal sparkling in the early morning. After a night of lost sleep and sore elbows, it had better be sparkling...
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The End, For Real This Time, Or Is It?

Here's another quick short story that came listening to The Doors and the prompt: "Write a story with an open ending that gives readers just enough...
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The Labor Day Ghost

Here's a one-off short story I wrote from the prompt: " What was meant to be a great bonding vacation turns sour when an uninvited guest tags along...

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