Ashton Macaulay
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Love, Rehab, and Turtles – Chapter 3
Posted on October 15, 2021 Leave a Comment
Nick had detoxed before and each time it got a little worse. The shakes were more violent, the sweats wetter, the fevers higher, and the hallucinations more salacious.
Love, Rehab, and Turtles – Chapter 2
Posted on October 11, 2021 1 Comment
Nick had detoxed before and each time it got a little worse. The shakes were more violent, the sweats wetter, the fevers higher, and the hallucinations more salacious.
Love, Rehab, and Turtles – Chapter 1
Posted on October 8, 2021 2 Comments
1. Hello, My Name Is Nick looked out at a sea of grizzled faces staring back at him from atop plastic bucket seats. He didn’t recognize anyone in particular, but he knew the type. Most had some form of weaponry across their lap or slung neatly on the back of their chairs. Monster hunters, paranoid […]
Home for the Holidays
Posted on August 31, 2021 Leave a Comment
Below you will find a link to download this story as a word doc! It is very long and I could see reading it on a website being painful. But, as a teaser, I’ve included the text of the first chapter below to draw you in! Kindle, PDF, and Mobi files are all free for […]
The Lake
Posted on August 26, 2021 Leave a Comment
This is a story I wrote in 2016, but I’ve gone through and re-written it to match my current style better and fix several gratuitous grammatical errors. It takes place before A Man of the Mountain, Whiteout and Downpour (a book series) and serves as a good introduction to Nick Ventner, my favorite drunken monster […]
Hangin’ Around – 6
Posted on June 11, 2021 1 Comment
Herb Withers watched in horror as Jeremiah raised his hitherto unused pistol. The barrel was pointed right at Herb’s chest, and before there was any chance to react, a deafening thunderclap rocked him backward.
Hangin’ Around – 5
Posted on June 7, 2021 3 Comments
Fall came, quickly followed by winter, and the hangings slowed, so they had plenty of time to practice, and even more for Maggie to be frustrated at the lack of progress.
Hangin’ Around – 4
Posted on June 3, 2021 5 Comments
All Maggie wanted to do was ask Adam about the possession, but a bet was a bet.
Hangin’ Around – 3
Posted on June 1, 2021 6 Comments
The following month was hot, the sun’s scorching rays beating down on the packed earth and sending waves through the otherwise clear air.
Hangin’ Around – 1
Posted on May 23, 2021 6 Comments
“It’s all in the feet. See? See how much he’s kicking? Can’t conserve a breath like that, no sir.” Maggie looked up at the man swinging from the high branch of Hangman’s Tree. She felt a twinge of sympathy, but mostly anticipation. A pocket watch ticked slowly in her hand.
