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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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Downpour(II:2) The Lost Explorer

2. The Lost Explorer Paul Mansen sat down at the table across from him. He looked exactly the same as he had on the last episode before his...

Downpour(II-1): El Dorado

Book II The City of Gold 1. El Dorado The woman looked up from her phone to interrupt. “Sorry Nick, this is really embarrassing, but I forgot I’m...

Downpour(8): Yacumama

8. Yacumama There was barely time to think. Beneath the river in front of them, two glowing dots appeared, small at first, but quickly growing larger...
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Downpour(7) Upriver

7. Upriver Nick awoke to the sound of tools banging on metal. Sunlight streamed through the shuttered window of an airplane passenger window. Each...

Downpour(6): New Glasgow

6. New Glasgow Nick was amazed as Callum led him through the town. It looked as though the castaway had been busy over the ten years since landing...

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