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I have 310 stories published in 9 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 161089 times and 176 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 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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A Man of the Mountain - Good Morning

Need to catch up? Link to the full collection: https://www.abctales.com/collection/man-mountain-2018 4.Good Morning Shirley awoke Tuesday morning to...
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A Man of the Mountain - The Local Eye

Want to catch up? The collection with previous chapters is here: https://www.abctales.com/collection/man-mountain-2018 3. The Local Eye From behind...
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A Man of the Mountain - The News

Chapter 1: https://www.abctales.com/story/macashton/man-mountain-routine 2 - The News The hike back to the cabin was always harder and made worse by...
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A Man of the Mountain - Routine

1. Routine The snow had just begun to fall when Jonas opened the tired, wooden door of his cabin and stepped outside, the warmth at his back...

Chadpocalypse 1:12

This might be hands-down one of the most ridiculous chapters I've ever written, but there's no better end for Book 1 of Chadpocalypse. Enjoy, and if...

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