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I have 311 stories published in 9 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 161989 times and 179 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

Afterlife

This idea came from my friend Shaun. So it's his fault, unless it's really good, then it's only partially his fault. Afterlife by, Ashton Macaulay...

Piracy 101

As the weight of adulthood crushed down on Will like a ten-ton bison sitting on his forehead, he had two thoughts: Unemployment is hard, and fuck, I...

Forward (3 of 3)

Here is the conclusion of my sci-fi short story Forward. Part 1: http://www.abctales.com/story/macashton/forward Part 2: http://www.abctales.com/...

Forward (2 of 3)

Note: I've split this story into three parts. Part 3 will come next week. Part 1 can be found here: http://www.abctales.com/story/macashton/forward...

Forward

Part 1: The Present Day Dom had been promoted to head of foreign accounts at one of the most prestigious banking companies in Midway. The streets...

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