This long weekend, get yourself into some booze-soaked, monster hunting action. You won't regret it. books2read.com/u/bP2Yvd 💙📚 #booksky #Cryptids

Once upon a time, there was a bankrupt seafood chain locked up in a financial tower. They were hopeless until a knight in shrimp-dusted armor, Flava Flav, came to the rescue. www.youtube.com/shorts/9nQHc... #Podcast #Comedy #Food

A Man of the Mountain might be short, but it packs a sasquatch-sized punch. Want to find out what happens when The History Channel clashes with real monster hunters in a small town? Ebook/Audiobook links: books2read.com/u/mdZgBd #BookReview #BookSky

Buying replacement thumb sticks for my Elite Controller and came across this absolute gem of an Amazon review. Nipple armor was not on my bingo card for this shopping experience. #Gaming #Xbox #Funny

I had no idea I wanted to know this much about Endless Shrimp, but here we are. This story was wild, had far too much intrigue, and made me quite hungry. YouTube: youtu.be/cgbZBki7kTk?... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0SJ8R2A... #Podcasts

Paperback pre-orders are live for my new short fiction collection! If you've ever wondered what it's like to drive trucks for C'thulu, work for a malicious AI, or push the big red button, this one is for you. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZLVS9K1 #Booksky #Scifi 🪐📚

First ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review for my new short fiction collection, The Dark Humor Will Continue Until Morale Imrpoves. Pre-Order Ebook and Paperback here: books2read.com/u/bML2gV Audiobook from Joel Simler was just delivered this morning. All set for release on 6/1! #BookSky

Alright, took about 100 pages, but I'm hooked on the 17.5 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. It's one of the most unique mysteries I've read in a long time. #BookSky

Writing through the wall can often "feel like shoveling shit from a sitting position" to borrow from @stephenking.bsky.social. But, I'm putting words to the page, and I often find I like them better after we've taken a healthy break. open.substack.com/pub/macashto... #BookSky #Books #Writing

Paperback pre-orders are live for my new short fiction collection! If you've ever wondered what it's like to drive trucks for C'thulu, work for a malicious AI, or push the big red button, this one is for you. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZLVS9K1 #Booksky #Scifi 🪐📚

To the @tacotimenw.bsky.social employee that caked my tots in ALL THE spicy seasoning, you got me good. Never have I eaten something so close to Heaven and Hell at the same time. My mouth experienced a dichotomy usually only present in near-death experiences. Thank you for your service.

Yay! Congrats to Ashton. If you love quirky scifi adventures then One Night at Kedasi is for you. With Zip and Tom there's not been a better scifi pairing since Han amd Chewy.

Congrats to Ashton! A well-deserved recognition for his quirky sci-fi action adventure.

Kedasi was a finalist in the Indie Book Awards for Sci-Fi (Off Earth). While we didn't win, this still feels damned good. Thanks to @apbooks.bsky.social for getting my giant shrimp and mercenary adventure in print :) On sale for 99c: www.amazon.com/One-Night-Ke... #BookSky #WritingCommunity 🪐📚

How much do you usually cut on a repeat draft? This manuscript is an exception, but I think I've cut about 15% by removing dialogue-heavy exposition chapters and speeding up the plot a bit. #WritingCommunity #Authors #AmWriting

Adding to my list of metaphors I need to use more sparingly: Flickering like old film. Anything pinball related. #Writing #AmWriting

Just passed 200 followers, but management has informed me that I need... 200,000. They weren't specific on the punishment other than it involved deli meat and electrodes. Please send help. #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors

I took off work and went to @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social with my camera today. Beautiful day, animals were all out and having a great time this morning. If you're in #Seattle, the new red panda exhibit is incredible (though not featured in my pictures as it was v sleepy).

This one goes out to all my creatives that have recently hit a slump or a spiral. Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/7JOi... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #WritingCommunity #Authors #ADHD

Two final covers landed this week. We've got businessmen riding nuclear missiles, and pulp action monster hunting. Full reveal/discussion of both covers and some free audiobook codes on my Substack: macashton.substack.com/p/dueling-co... #CoverReveal #IndieAuthor #SFF

This week we got existential on Review Everything. It's all about #ADHD, competency spirals, and the "things we do when we are alone". If you're a writer that's ever experienced a hard crash, this one is for you. youtu.be/cIvilDWZILs #WritingCommunity #Podcasts #podcast

Same whiskey-drinking, monster-slaying action, new badass cover. Really thrilled with the work @markerslinger.bsky.social did on this cover. Working on getting this added to paperback, but ebook should be up soon. Audiobook not far behind! www.amazon.com/dp/B0G62X9QN... 📚💙

🪐📚💙 An abandoned theme park asteroid, a mercenary captain racing her ex boyfriend for a diamond, and a five-foot-tall talking shrimp. My sci-fi comedy, One Night at Kedasi, is on sale for 99 cents on ebook! Amazon: www.amazon.com/One-Night-Ke... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... #SFF

Still looking for advanced readers for my upcoming short fiction collection. If dark satire about corporate f**ckery, fascism, and tentacled truck driving conglomerates sounds like your thing, I have digital ARCs ready to go today. Read it, leave a short review before 6/2. #IndieAuthor #BookSky #SFF

Management, the gremlins in my brain, have seen fit to reveal the cover for my new short fiction collection (out 6/2/26). It's dark, funny, and a bit unhinged, everything I wanted. Pre-Order here: books2read.com/u/bML2gV #CoverReveal #IndieAuthor #BookSky

"The flat, consistent tone, the pert little summary bits, the repetitions, the impersonal and fluorescent-lit mood. Reading it, you feel you’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name." Great article from NYT on AI and book reviews. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/b... #BookSky #Writing

Three years ago my friend John and I sunset Cryptids Decrypted, a podcast about creatures that shouldn't exist. We're back, and Season 6 kicks off with Tom DeLonge's UFO declassification campaign and a soothsayer who predicted first contact before. open.substack.com/pub/macashto... #podcast #UFO

Goodreads put One Night at Kedasi next to three Matt Dinniman books and honestly I'm not going to argue with the algorithm. My humor gets compared to @mattdinniman.bsky.social a lot lately. I'll take it. linktr.ee/MacAshton #BookSky #IndieAuthor #SciFi

The origin of my short story, The Politics of Concrete, is somehow both bizarre and mundane. My brain burning up late at night, normal. Burning up about a children's Terminator television show and 5G nuts? youtube.com/shorts/qMiBZ... #BookSky #WritingCommunity

I interviewed Joel Simler, the narrator for The Dark Humor Will Continue Until Morale Improves. We talked about how he brings stories to life and finding the best audio booth soundproofing materials in dumpsters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLif... #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #IndieAuthor #SelfPub

I'm looking for advanced readers for my short story collection, The Dark Humor Will Continue Until Morale Improves: 10 Short Stories About Fascism and Corporate F**kery (out June 2) Sign up for an early copy: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #Satire #BookBluesky

Is the NYC Midnight short story competition worth the steep entry fee? My results were mixed. open.substack.com/pub/macashto... #writing #writingcommuntiy #booksky

What's it like to drive trucks for an elder god? Can you be a good coworker when the corporate AI has it out for you? Who gets to decide if the big red button gets pushed? My new short fiction collection is up for preorder! Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/12985/9798... #Books #Booksky #Ebooks #Kindle

TFW the dead "soup tubers" you invent to prank your cohost come back to haunt you during a pantry audit. You know? Normal podcast stuff. RIP to Sam Soup, a powerful paranormal force in the soup community. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vej-... #Podcast #Comedy #PodcastClips #Humor

Hot damn, this cover from @markerslinger.bsky.social is coming along nicely. This captures the pulp adventure feel of Whiteout perfectly. Can't wait for the final product, and can't wait for the brand new audiobook. www.amazon.com/Whiteout-Nic... #Booksky #WritingCommunity #Author

I wrote a grand total of 0 words this weekend, but Alan had a great time, so we'll call it a win. Sometimes, taking a weekend off to live makes better words later (see?). #Writing #Dogs #WritingCommunity

Beautiful weekend out at the Oregon Coast. #photography #Ocean

Sometimes my creative muse drives me to write novels. Other times, it pushes me in the direction of making fake soup haunting videos to troll my podcast cohost. Gotta follow it where it leads 😂 www.youtube.com/shorts/Hxxp2... #Writing #Creativity #Videos #Podcasts

I'm writing a comedic short fiction collection about AI, fascism, and corporate f***kery. First look at the cover and an early listen to the audiobook production inside. Releasing June 2nd! macashton.substack.com/p/out-of-bleakness-and-exhaustion-comes #WritingCommunity #ShortFiction

Just got another update on the cover redesign for The Nick Ventner Adventures and @markerslinger.bsky.social is f***in cooking. The adventure aesthetic is so much clearer. Last day to grab Whiteout on sale on Kindle: www.amazon.com/Whiteout-Nic... #WritingCommunity #BookSky

Yetis, wargs, and a whole lot of whiskey. Whiteout is on sale for $6.99 right now on Kindle, or free in Kindle Unlimited. It's a great time to jump into the adventures with a new book coming at the end of the year! www.amazon.com/Whiteout-Nic... #BookSky #BookSale

A brand new episode of Review Everything is out, complete with puppet murder, hot takes on old records, and other "Things we thought were good purchases at the time." www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YVS... open.spotify.com/episode/6PC2... #Podcast #Podcasts

Take a behind the scenes look at my series relaunch with early cover sketches/designs and updates on the new Nick Ventner audiobook. macashton.substack.com/p/cover-designs-a-new-audiobook-and #WritingCommunity #amwriting

Alan had a wild night. #dogs #dog

Cooper, friendliest cat in the world and yet always looks like he's judging every lifestyle choice you've ever made. #Caturday

Project Hail Mary is every bit as good as folks are saying it is. Hot damn, that is why I to to the movies. I can't imagine how Andy Weir feels seeing a picture perfect adaptation of his incredible book. No notes. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

DB Cooper hijacked a plane, stole $200K in cash, and parachuted into the PNW wilderness never to be seen again. His legacy? Us having to walk through metal detectors at the airport... and my childhood hopes of finding his lost cash in the Columbia River. youtube.com/shorts/Md5ss...

I wrote a dark comedy about a guy in a fur suit keeping the Bigfoot legend alive. Sh** goes sideways when a tabloid reporter calls real monster hunters and a History Channel crew. Bloody, funny, action packed. I have 10 free audiobook codes, DM! #BookBluesky #IndieAuthor #SFF #Audiobooks #BookTok

Just finished up a hard bit of editing on the next Nick Ventner book. Yes, I lost the detour through beautiful shops selling strange meat, creatures, and other oddities, but I gained an undead "Cerberus" fight. The pacing is faster, and the book is feeling better. #amwriting #WritingCommunity

I have been soaking, feeding, and crafting haikus for this orchid for 3 years! FINALLY, it's blooming and the effort was worth it. Don't tell it I'm going to chop this branch off and propagate when the flowers fall 🤫 #ProudOrchidPapa #PlantDad #PlantDadEnergy