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Ashton Macaulay (Author)
@macashton.bsky.social
Writer of nearly critically acclaimed novels, novellas, and short stories.

New Sci-Fi Comedy One Night at Kedasi OUT NOW: https://linktr.ee/MacAshton
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One Night at Kedasi is dangerously close to breaking the top 500 in comedy #SciFi! This book follows Zip, a jaded ship captain and her best friend Tom, a 5-foot tall talking shrimp on a dangerous adventure to an abandoned theme park planet.

Help this #book break out: linktr.ee/MacAshton
The second episode of The Great Re-Rankening is live on all podcast platforms. Conor's wish came true as we revamped our ranking system into a tier list. Season 2 starts in two weeks.

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#Funny #TierList #Ranking
Review Everything - The Great Re-Rankening - Part 2
This week, Conor finally gets his wish and the ranking scale is blown to smithereens. That's right, we're a #TierList podcast now. We're taking a trip down fifteen episodes of memory lane and…
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November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Every time I try to bring a prop onto this podcast it betrays me. Good riddance plans to my house, you might be cool and look like a pirate map, but you're going in D-tier.

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#Podcast #PodcastClips #Funny #TierList
Once again, Ashton is betrayed by a prop going wrong. #Podcast #TierList #Ranking #Funny
This week on Review Everything, we're blowing up the ranking scale and creating a tier list! It's a comedic jaunt through our past episodes and some heated litigation about where items belong.…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Exciting news! December 13th at 6PM, I will be signing copies of One Night at Kedasi at Booktree in Kirkland. Stop by, listen to a reading, swap some cat photos, and get a signed copy. I hear it's the gift all the kids want this season.

www.booktreekirkland.com

#Books #BookEvent #BookSigning
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
IDK who I need to say this to, but if there are more than two forms of verification, you can't call it 2FA anymore...
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I'm looking for some #BookRecommendations. Right now I'm wanting tor read adventure that is somewhere between Michael Crichton's Congo, Indiana Jones, and Dan Brown. Got anything for me?

#Books #IndieAuthors #Writing #Reading
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Too many amazing pull quotes to fit in one image. Thanks for the kind words WC Book Club, so glad you enjoyed your adventure to Kedasi. If you like defunct theme park asteroids, giant talking shrimp and snarky ship captains, get a copy here: linktr.ee/MacAshton

#Books #BookReview #Books #Writer
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This week, we ended Season 1 of Review Everything with a bang and blew up our rating system. The Great Re-Rankening is at hand! Converting to a tier list was contentious, hilarious, and offered a few surprises.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSHc...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0SJ8R2A...
Review Everything - The Great Re-Rankening - Part 1
This week, Conor finally gets his wish and the ranking scale is blown to smithereens. That's right, we're a #TierList podcast now. We're taking a trip down fifteen episodes of memory lane and…
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November 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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I read a sci-fi called One Night at Kedasi! This book is offbeat in the very best way. Come see why you should pick it up!

#booksky #bookblogger #sci-fi @apbooks.bsky.social
Book Review: One Night at Kedasi by Ashton Macaulay
Being a freelancer is never easy—especially in this intergalactic economy. Captain Zip Turbine usually has a sarcastic quip ready, but work has been rough, and the pay has been worse. After a strin…
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October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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New review for One Night at Kedasi.
October 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Friends, family, readers, Gondor calls for aid! If you read One Night at Kedasi and liked it, will you please take a second to leave a rating/review? Every single one helps get the book a little more visibility and I really appreciate it. Thank you!

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#Books
October 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Trying something new this week. I’m reading one of my short stories out loud and talking a bit about the writing process along the way. The story’s called The Agent. It's about a realtor that specializes in haunted houses.

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#Writing #ShortStory #GhostStory
Episode 1 - The Agent - Spooky/Comedy
In this episode, Ashton revisits his story, The Agent. This tale delves into a realtor that is particularly good at selling haunted houses. It's funny, a little kooky, and seriously spooky. You…
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October 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
You know what's better than top ten? #3!!! Etsy witches and warlocks of bluesky, I call on you to help me get my #horror novella to #1. You will be paid in blood... And venmo,I assume you take venmo?

#writingcommunity
Lake of the Damned broke into the Top 10 for Horror Comedy again! Currently sitting at #8.

This campy, zombie-filled adventure is free for a few more days. Grab your copy before it's paid again!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0DH97NN71
#HorrorComedy #Zombie #FreeBook
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October 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Lake of the Damned broke into the Top 10 for Horror Comedy again! Currently sitting at #8.

This campy, zombie-filled adventure is free for a few more days. Grab your copy before it's paid again!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0DH97NN71
#HorrorComedy #Zombie #FreeBook
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October 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Working with the team behind #Borderlands4 has been a blast and I'm stoked to be featured on our community update. It's fun to share data back with the players and keep it humorous at the same time :)

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October 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Campfires. Cheap beer. Rising evil.

My horror-comedy Lake of the Damned is FREE this week in honor of #SpookySeason.
If you love Evil Dead, John Dies at the End, or dark laughs with your gore, this is for you.

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#Horror #Books
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"I couldn’t put One Night at Kedasi down. The story pulled me in right away and kept me hooked the whole time. Great characters, great twists, and such a satisfying ending. Definitely one of my favorite reads this year!" --GoodReads

Grab your copy here: linktr.ee/MacAshton

#Books #SciFi #Read
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October 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Here is the moment last night that 47,000 fans new the @mariners.com were advancing to the ALCS. The feeling in that stadium, even after 15 innings was electric. In the words of Cal Raleigh, let's win the whole f**kin thing! GO MARINERS
October 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Thanks @abctales.bsky.social for making my story Pick of the Day! The Agent is all about trying to sell a house that's full of spirits. I loved writing this one. It's spooky, funny, and up my alley in every way. Read both parts for free here: www.abctales.com/story/macash...

#ShortStory
October 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Alright, alright, color me hyped for the new Game of Thrones show. This looks great.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Official Teaser Trailer | HBO Max
A tall tale that became legend. The new #GameOfThrones series, #AKnightoftheSevenKingdoms, premieres January 18 on HBO Max. About HBO Max: HBO Max is the premier global streaming platform from…
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October 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Your brain is helping you forget things that hurt it. Believe it or not, this is a comedy podcast, but we got deep this week talking about things that surprised us. Turns out, not all surprises are good 😂
Your brain is really good at helping you forget when necessary. #depression #mentalhealth #anxiety
Despite the somber tone, this is from our comedy podcast, Review Everything, episode 15, Things That Surprised Me. You can find it wherever you listen to your podcasts!
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October 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This week we're talking about the existential wall of my late 20s, James Gunn's Superman, and living with depression 😂. Spoilers, depression is going to get ranked higher than you think.

Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aux...
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/40b2...
Existential Crises, Superman, and 2000s Comedies - Review Everything Episode 15
This week on Review Everything, we're taking a look at things that surprised us. Whether it's the emotional wall at the end of Ashton's 20s, the 2000s comedy, Role Models, or James Gunn's Superman,…
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October 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Oatmeal (@theoatmeal.bsky.social) is spitting (drawing?) some straight fire this morning. This comic perfectly encapsulates how I feel every time someone asks me if I use AI to generate ideas for my writing. No, f&#* off, that's the fun part.

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A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Anyone else have trouble understanding what the heck is going on with Threads? I might just be getting old, but I can't understand that app for the life of me.
October 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
My desk is ready for Spooky Season. Time to go buy more decorations.
October 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM