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I have 308 stories published in 9 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 150191 times and 173 of my stories have been cherry picked.

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Ashton Macaulay

Pre-order my new comedic sci-fi novel, One Night at Kedasi, launching 9/23/25: https://linktr.ee/macashton(link is external)

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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Maelstrom 2. Chupacabra

Links to: Prologue , Chapter 1 2. Chupacabra Our camouflage certainly wasn’t the best in the world, but the fact of the matter is, most tourists aren...
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Maelstrom 1 - Nevada

First chapter of this year's NanoWriMo book, Maelstrom. Day 1 can be found here. Part I Nick’s New Employer 1. Nevada I suppose I should start with...

Maelstrom - Prologue

Hi All, One and only plug, I promise. I'm running a crowdfunding campaign to help my publisher Aberrant Literature (first time indie publisher) with...
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Whiteout: Werewolves Don't Howl

Alright, I just got the edit of Whiteout back! I started writing this book three years ago, and published every chapter on ABC Tales along the way...
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The Lake

The Lake It was a gorgeous morning. The sun rose over the black surface of a lake that reflected the surrounding mountains like a mirror. Nick...

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