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I have 314 stories published in 9 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 172614 times and 183 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

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 cat and two dogs. 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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Three Doors (Part 1 of 2)

Three Doors Ashton Macaulay Neil listened to the crackling whisper of the autumn breeze as it mixed with the rumble of passing cars. The sun hung...
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MARKeting (1)

1. Clarence worked in one of the most mundane and frustrating fields ever to grace the round surface of the Earth: consultation marketing. While many...
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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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