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I have 308 stories published in 9 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 149811 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

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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Whiteout II-13(The Ice Field)

Sorry this one took so long! Needed a lot of editing :3 13. The Ice Field Hours later, Nick found himself cursing and at the front of the line with...
Cherry

Whiteout II-8 (Aftermath) [2 of 2]

This is part 2 of 2. Link to Part 1 They only ended up hiking until a little after midday before they found the next marker. An hour after leaving...
Cherry

Whiteout II-8 (Aftermath) [1 of 2]

8. Aftermath “Are you sure you want to hear this part? I could just skip past, tell you the camp was massacred and move past it,” said Nick, hoping...
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Whiteout Rewrite II-7 (Rude Awakenings)

7. Rude Awakenings Warm sand spread out beneath Nick as he lay on a beach chair, watching the waves crash down on the sand before him. Above, palm...

Whiteout Rewrite II-6 (The Fall Expedition)

6. The Fall Expedition “Manish was always a willful child. He was the more active out of the two of us, and that led to some altercations that most...

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