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Ashton Macaulay (Author)
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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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Ashton Macaulay (Author) @macashton.bsky.social · Sep 25
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
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The perfect morning. Good coffee, snuggly pup, and a manuscript about stopping Hell on Earth. Ok, right after I took this, he did lean on the tab key and create a crazy formatting error, but it's still pretty good.

#amwriting #writers #dogs #writing
November 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Alan was unimpressed by the city of #Seattle. Also, while he's not showing it, that pig filled him with a righteous terror that nearly sent him skittering off the boardwalk. 12/10, he was a very brave boy. His ennui is only for show.

#Dogs #PNW #Cavaliers #Pets
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Is chopping donuts into multiple pieces in a shared office setting a crime? What about lying in the bulk goods aisle? What tier does the Louvre Heist belong in? Find out on this week's episode of Review Everything, "Things that are crimes."

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Chopped Up Donuts, Unintended Police Stops, and Things That Are Crimes - S2 E1
This week on *Review Everything*, we’re diving into _funny real-life “crimes” and questionable decisions_ that definitely shouldn’t be admitted on a podcast This episode is all about *ridiculous…
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November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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A Man of the Mountain is popping off on #Spotify! Thanks to everyone who's listening! This dark comedy tells the story of Jonas, a man hell bent on maintaining the #Bigfoot legend and Shirley, the tabloid reporter who calls ACTUAL monster hunters on him.

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#Books
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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This crab-based science fiction is priced to move! Are you lamenting a lack of high-stakes crustacean politics in your life? Come on down! Well, come read. Read this novella.

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#BlackFriday #CyberMonday #Thanksgiving #BookSale #FlashSale #Books
The First Ambassador to Crustacea
Transporting political dignitaries is never easy, especially when their destination is a psychic crab planet in political turmoil.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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With recent news of a #Mummy reboot, it feels like a good time to reshare my post "Why I Still Love the Mummy 25 Years Later". I have no idea if this #reboot will hold up, but the first two movies in that series are gold.

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#Movies #TheMummy #BrendanFrasier
Why I Still Love The Mummy 25 Years Later
Since my first viewing of The Mummy, I have loved this film for its simplicity, humor, and action-packed adventure sensibilities.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Here is my second icon for next week's episode: Things that are crimes 🚔

This episode was a lot of fun to record, excited to share it with you next Tuesday!

Find Review Everything wherever you get your podcasts. linktr.ee/MacAshton

#Drawing #Cartooning #TimeLapse
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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On our last episode, I committed to drawing all my items for our podcast rather than using AI. It's going to start rough, but hopefully I'll get better! Here's the first one for next week's episode: Things that are crimes.

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#Drawing #Donuts #Cartoon #TimeLapse
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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"A fun and immersive read! It pulls you in and makes you felt as if you’re right next to the characters on their journey." -- Dima Todo, Goodreads

Come for the giant shrimp, stay for the character bonding, One Night at Kedasi: bookshop.org/a/12985/9781...

#SciFi #Humor #Books #BookReview
One Night at Kedasi
Check out One Night at Kedasi - <p> 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…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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12/13, 5:24PM (the event is very specific), I will be signing copies of my new #SciFi Comedy, One Night at Kedasi, at Book Tree in Kirkland! Come stop by, say hi, and let's talk about giant shrimp protagonists!

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#Writing #BookSigning #KirklandWA #Kirkland
One Night at Kedasi author Ashton Macaulay reading/discussing/signing 12/13/25 — BookTree Kirkland
Join us as we welcome Author Ashton Macaulay and One Night at Kedasi to BookTree on Sat. December 13th @ 5:24pm!!!
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November 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Nothing says blustery November weekend like a loner maintaining the #sasquatch myth by murdering hikers, right? Here are some free codes to listen to my #audiobook, A Man of the Mountain on Spotify. First come, first serve!

Link 1: authors-direct.com/spotify/?cod...

#Audiobooks #DarkComedy
Spotify Code Redemption
Redeem a code for an audiobook. Listen on Spotify.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Despite Conor's chiding, James Gunn's #Superman is going in B-Tier and nothing can stop me! That puts it right next to World of Warcraft and Frank the Potato. This tier list is clearly working.

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#Movies #MovieRanking #MovieReview #DCU
"You don't even know why the dog flies!" James Gunn's #Superman is B-Tier. #movies #movie #ranking
This week on Review Everything, we've got part 2 of our great re-rankening where we blew up our scale and created a tier list! It's a comedic jaunt through our past episodes and some heated…
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November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Does James Gunn's #Superman belong in B-Tier? Has Big Trouble in Little China somehow become structural to the cosmic fabric of our podcast? How Sh**ty is #Christmas marketing? This week is all about the deep questions that go into putting the universe on a tier list.

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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 9:57 PM
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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.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoSd...

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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!

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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
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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
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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
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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?

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macashton.bsky.social Ashton Macaulay (Author) @macashton.bsky.social · Oct 17
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!

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#HorrorComedy #Zombie #FreeBook
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October 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM