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Scott MacDonald
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Writer. Word hoarder. Powered by caffeine, deadlines, and existential dread. Fantasy and Sci Fi are my coping mechanisms.


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Highly recommend Tim Forsyth's poems. They are whimsical delights that make me smile.

Poem: Keep Off the Grass
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Poem: Keep Off the Grass
Danger Danger
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December 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Becoming a Writer (The Long Way ’Round)
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Becoming a Writer (The Long Way ’Round)
On Perseverance, Detours, and the Power of Yet
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December 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Its interesting what shapes us and how often we don’t recognize it at the time.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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The Evergrove
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The Evergrove
Where souls grow like fruit, forbidden love ripens into tragedy.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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SNEAK PEEK: Audio excerpt from Magic Junkies: Chapter 1 (Early Draft)
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SNEAK PEEK: Audio excerpt from Magic Junkies: Chapter 1 (Early Draft)
Ronnie share's at the Magic Addict's support circle. Necromancy is a helluva drug....
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November 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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The Boy with the Lantern Eyes
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The Boy with the Lantern Eyes
A camping trip, a cruel older brother, and a creature that loves games a little too much.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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SNEAK PEEK: Audio excerpt from Magic Junkie (early draft)
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SNEAK PEEK: Audio excerpt from Magic Junkie (early draft)
It's hungry...and it is learning how to open its mouth.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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The Graveyard Shift
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The Graveyard Shift
Content warning: body horror, worms, gore, undeath, mild swearing (okay, a lot of swearing), and one extremely disappointing necromancer.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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A Late Night Snack
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A Late Night Snack
A nano story (250 words) using the prompts, Under the Bed, Trickster and Salt.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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SNEAK PEEK: Audio excerpt from Magic Junkies (NEW)
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SNEAK PEEK: Audio excerpt from Magic Junkies (NEW)
A special thank you to my early supporters
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November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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#writesky #newauthor #substack #urbanfantasy #paranormal #Darkhumor

My new Substack is live:

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Welcome to Ghost Zombie Playground
You found the doorway.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Arlen Vox stands trial for the worst offense imaginable: comedy. His defense? A baby aardvark, a plumber’s butt crack, and one last joke the State never saw coming.

“What you’re about to see is absolutely true.”

The revolution starts with a giggle.
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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#writesky #Shortstory #dystopian #WIP

1000 words

When truth becomes law and humor a crime, Arlen Vox risks execution for one last punchline.

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November 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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www.writingbattle.com/join-battle I joined the upcoming Fear Flash Fiction Battle with writers from around the world. Get Ready to Battle on Oct 5, 2025! @writingbattle.bsky.social
#flashfiction #writingprompts #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writersofbluesky

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September 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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#writingcommunity #writesky #shortstory #sci-fi #dystpopia

New Short Story (2335 words):

🔧 What if self-improvement came with system updates?
🚨 What if one too many wrong thoughts triggered a personality reset?
📱 Cognitive dissonance has consequences.

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Recalibration | Magic Junkie Book
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July 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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#WritingCommunity #Writesky

🪦💀 Just finished a short horror-comedy: Graveyard Shift.
It’s about a zombie forced into eternal shovel duty by his old accounting manager turned necromancer. Worms, tiaras, Taylor Swift merch, and one hell of a receipt.

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August 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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#WIPSNIP #WritingCommunity #Writesky #UrbanFantasy

From my WIP: Magic Junkie
August 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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#WIPSNIPS #WritingCommunity #Writesky #UrbanFantasy

From my WIP: Magic Junkies.

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August 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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I had quite a few "recent" options for today's #WIPSnip, however almost all of them gave away huge spoilers. So here is a mini spoiler to tease you on some of the romance that goes down in #Beduäfan
August 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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#WritingCommunity #writesky #HorrorComedy

🪦💀 Back from the dead. Stuck with the worst boss imaginable.

Sneak peek of my new short story (WIP) Graveyard Shift ⚰️✨
Horror meets workplace comedy—because eternal rest wasn’t in the job description.

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August 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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#Wipsnip #Writingcommunity #Urbanfantasy
August 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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August 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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#wipsnips #writingcommunity #writesky

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August 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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#wipsnips #writingcommunity

An action sequence from my WIP Magic Junkie. You can read a draft of the first chapter (Among other cool things) here:

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August 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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A short article about trapping brain-gremlins and feeding them until they are big enough to deserve their own pages.

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August 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM