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Brain Shoots the Hostage

Let’s have a good laugh at what’s inside my brain, because it’s the only way I know to shut it up.

One-Night Only, ‘Intimate’, Holiday Live Stream

Posted on December 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

Look, we’re all struggling through a strange holiday season, so why not make it a little bit stranger? This Friday at 7:00PM PST on Twitch.tv/mac_ashton, I will be live streaming a readthrough of my holiday story, Home for the Holidays.

Downpour is Out!

That’s right, The Nick Ventner Adventures are alive and well! Downpour marks the second full-length novel in the series and picks up shortly after the events of Whiteout.

I’m Struggling

Posted on March 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

Originally posted on Word Play, an excellent podcast hosted by Kristine Raymond who interviewed me last month. Over the past few weeks, I’ve sat down several times to write this blog post, word jumble, rant, whatever you call it, and each time I’ve struggled. We’re all stuck at home, writing should be easier, right? Actually, […]

Star Wars – The Re-Review – Attack of the Clones

Posted on November 17, 2019 4 Comments

Hello and welcome back to my re-review series for the wonderful Star Wars Skywalker Saga, and a few spin-off movies along the way. So far, I’ve reviewed Rogue One (3.5/5), A New Hope (4.5/5) , The Empire Strikes Back(5/5) and The Phantom Menace(2/5) which unfortunately means it’s time for… Attack of the God Damned Clones. I’ll be […]

Star Wars – The Re-Review – The Phantom menace

Posted on November 12, 2019 5 Comments

Well, with The Mandalorian coming out tomorrow, it’s time I get back to my reviews, and here we are, the prequel trilogy. You will never find a more wretched hive of bad dialogue and poor plot decisions… Or at least that’s what some people say. The prequel trilogy has provided the internet with fantastic meme […]