Ashton Macaulay (Author)

Hot off the press, One Night at Kedasi won the New Mexico Book Awards for Best Sci-Fi! Thanks again to @apbooks.bsky.social for putting this book out there. I'm hard at work on more Zip and Tom adventures right now! books2read.com/kedasi #BookSky #Books #WritingCommunity

I keep trying to tell him Princess Donut has been cast, but he keeps posing anyway. Dream big, Coop. #DCC #Books #Cats

Having met Alan, I am very grateful to see his side of the story coming to light in this upcoming documentary

Whelp, we all knew it was coming. A24 financed a documentary on Alan. Please give my family and I privacy in the wake of the inevitable media firestorm. youtu.be/vN6lVKZ_RaE #Funny #Parody #Dogs

In a time where we're being asked to take shortcuts and art is constantly being devalued, Laika has shown that the long way and traditional artistry is still as powerful as ever. This film is shocking in its scale and artistry. macashton.substack.com/p/wildwood-i... #MovieReview #Wildwood #Movies

Whiteout's audiobook is 50% off on Apple Books ($9.99) through the end of the month! There's never been a better time for a boozy adventure in the Himalayas filled with treachery, deceit, and a big ol' pissed off ape. books.apple.com/us/audiobook... #Bigfoot #Yeti #Booksky

As has been the trend for the last two years, the games industry continues to be tumultuous. Really sad to see this studio close.

3 hours still feels short for the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary. What a batshit, confusing, and somehow beautiful ride. Highly recommend seeing it in a theater if you can. It's good to feel the discomfort with a crowd. macashton.substack.com/p/you-can-se... #Movies #MovieReview

Stories of AI escaping containment got you down? Frustrated by tinpot dictators? Corporate f*ckery draining your will to live? Seems like you could use a dose of dark humor to get through the week. open.spotify.com/show/6fRXgGf... #booksky #Audiobook #Politics

Why I'm not hitting my word count this morning. Brought to you by my muse, Cooper. #writing #cats

Went to schedule some posts to Facebook this morning, found out they are now charging if you want to have links in your posts! You get two links a month if you don't pay for their services. What the actual, enshittifying, fuck?

3 hours still feels short for the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary. What a batshit, confusing, and somehow beautiful ride. Highly recommend seeing it in a theater if you can. It's good to feel the discomfort with a crowd. macashton.substack.com/p/you-can-se... #Movies #MovieReview

This week on Review Everything, it's "Things we white knuckle!". Somehow, and you'll all be surprised, we ended up back on the topic of tech f*ckery. YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7M7... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4RiX... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... #Tech #Podcasts

Over the weekend, One Night at Kedasi won two awards! Best sci-fi at the New Mexico Book Awards and Gold in sci-fi for the CIPA EVVY awards. Couldn't be more thrilled. So excited to do more of these adventures.

The Etiquette of Voles by @karenbmccoy.bsky.social won GOLD in Juvenile Fiction - Middle Grade (Age 10-14) and... One Night at Kedasi by @macashton.bsky.social won GOLD in Science Fiction Congratulations to all of the 2026 CIPA EVVY Book Award Winners!

And finally (but not least)... One Night at Kedasi by @macashton.bsky.social was the winner in the Fiction - sci-fi category.

Another award for One Night at Kedasi! Congratulations @macashton.bsky.social!

Yes, I high five strangers while I'm running. Yes, it is sometimes a very sweaty, high speed, smacking affair. Yes, it brings whimsy to an activity that can be quite miserable. macashton.substack.com/p/its-2026-a... #Running #Substack #Writing

This week on Review Everything, we're ranking Giant House Spiders, and the short-lived toy, The Thingmaker. And once, more, I get briefly replaced by a murderous puppet. youtu.be/yUdykroEZYU open.spotify.com/episode/3wbz... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... #Podcast #Spiders #Toys

Resident Evil was far funnier than it had any right to be. My full review here: macashton.substack.com/p/who-knew-z... #Movies #ResidentEvil #MovieReview

In 2017, Universal had blinding confidence in their reboot of The Mummy with Tom Cruise. It's also our topic for this week on Review Everything. » Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... » Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0SJ8R2A... » YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6om... #TheMummy

Happy Friday! Here's a brand new Woman of the Swamp chapter all about vampires, nails blessed by The Pope, and bad deals with discount devils. macashton.substack.com/p/800-nails-... #Writing #Books #Booksky

Half of the royalties for The Dark Humor Will Continue Until Morale Improves go directly to @actblueorg.bsky.social. A quarter out from release, here's how much that actually adds up to! Warning, there is a bar chart. substack.com/home/post/p-... #BookSky #Writing

Monday morning is the perfect time to jump into a new chapter of voodoo-laden, undead-scritching, necromantic madness with Marie. macashton.substack.com/p/a-woman-of... #Books #Reading #BookSky #Substack

Finally, I have found the secret to success on Substack, and it only involves one goat-based ritual. Trust me, you won't want to miss Step 3. macashton.substack.com/p/4-steps-to... #Writing #Substack #Tips #ContentCreation #Writers

Cooper auditioning for the role of Princess Donut. He's got the regal pose down. #cats #dcc

"5 stars (out of 5, duh)...each interaction treats us with raw unbridled emotional content wrapped around a plump 100% comedy center, like a corndog for the soul." Maybe my favorite review for The Dark Humor Will Continue Until Morale Improves. books2read.com/u/bML2gV #BookSky #Books

All set up at Bubonicon! Stop by and say hi and check out all the great sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books we have available.

Saturday at Bubonicon was amazing! So many cool people stopped by and bought books! Fantasy and Sci-fi books for middle grade, YA, and adult. We're here until 4pm today. #Bubonicon #bookevents #indiepublisher #bookselling #booksky www.apbooks.net/bookstore?Ca...

Finally, we know why Nick Ventner carries a harpoon gun. Only took me three books to figure out a good reason. Read along with my latest draft here: macashton.substack.com/p/who-is-thi... #Writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Don't mind me, going down a rabbit hole of fringe religious groups that practice modern mummification. Yes, it's all for one throwaway line in my next book, but now we can share in the insane reality of this reference. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summum #Writing #Writers

Marie flees the police, uses drunk tourists as cover, and dark magic is uncovered. It's another chapter of A Woman of the Swamp! Read for free on my Substack: macashton.substack.com/p/a-woman-of... #WritingCommunity #Substack #BookSky

One Night at Kedasi is a finalist in CIPA! If you haven't read it yet, better get on it before it becomes all mainstream and award winning. books2read.com/kedasi

Congratulations to our authors who are finalists in the 2026 CIPA EVVY Awards from CIPA ! Can't wait for October when the winners will be announced. Dinosaurs & Other Felonious Mischief by Jason C. Poole Death is a Hungry Angel by Leah Holbrook Sackett John Doe Does Not Suck by Kathryn Berla ....

If you too are staring down the barrel of another Wednesday in corporate America, might I suggest some short stories about corporate f**kery? Here are 3 free codes for my #audiobook. 1. authors-direct.com/spotify/?cod... 2. authors-direct.com/spotify/?cod... 3. authors-direct.com/spotify/?cod...

This book started as a simple idea: I love New Orleans lore and want to write about a necromancer who isn't very good at necromancy. Read the first chapter here: macashton.substack.com/p/who-is-thi... New chapters every week on my substack. #Writing #Reading

Always good to know the rules when you visit somewhere new.

This week on Cryptids Decrypted, we're talking Orang Pendek, Indonesia's smaller bigfoot-like cryptid. I learned a surprising amount about 1920s animal blood testing. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1bIO... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o... YouTube: youtu.be/FEW8UIMpceo?... #Podcasts

Me fighting the urge to tell people touring the house across the street: West Seattle really is the new Martha's Vineyard.

Don't mind me, just spending Saturday morning researching how folks used to identify animal blood samples by repeatedly injecting them into rabbit abdomen fluid until the rabbit developed antibodies they could test. You know? Normal shit.

Cats and dogs, living together!

Once again I present: We have Dune at home. #Seattle was looking smokey as hell yesterday.

Look, Star Wars optometry is important and NO ONE is talking about it. With Galactic Racer coming soon, now feels like the right time. youtu.be/J7XpeWS3TA0?... #podcast #comedy #starwars

Now THIS is data.

This week, Conor goes hard in the paint against back wizardry and I ponder unintentional millennial investments with my Pokémon collection. » You tube: youtu.be/2wGgjClxiBw?... » Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... » Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0SJ8R2A... #Podcasts #Comedy

Whiteout, the first of Nick Ventner's adventures is finally available as an #audiobook! It's hot outside, which means it's the perfect time to head on a frigid hunt through the Himalayas in search of the mythical yeti. Get a copy: books2read.com/NickVentnerW... #BookSky #Books

Odysseus had his perilous journey, and I have my navigation to the one AMC with the broken escalators and sketchy back stairs to get up instead. Unclear who's journey was harder. #movies