@macashton.bsky.social
Writer of nearly critically acclaimed novels, novellas, and short stories.
Purchase my nearly-critically acclaimed comedy sci-fi novel, One Night at Kedasi: https://linktr.ee/MacAshton
@macashton.bsky.socialOver 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.
@apbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @macashton.bsky.socialThe Etiquette of Voles by @karenbmccoy.bsky.social won GOLD in Juvenile Fiction - Middle Grade (Age 10-14)
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One Night at Kedasi by @macashton.bsky.social won GOLD in Science Fiction
Congratulations to all of the 2026 CIPA EVVY Book Award Winners!
@apbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @macashton.bsky.socialAnd finally (but not least)...
One Night at Kedasi by @macashton.bsky.social was the winner in the Fiction - sci-fi category.
@apbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @macashton.bsky.socialAnother award for One Night at Kedasi! Congratulations @macashton.bsky.social!
@macashton.bsky.socialHot 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!
@macashton.bsky.socialYes, 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.bsky.socialThis 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.
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@macashton.bsky.socialResident Evil was far funnier than it had any right to be. My full review here:
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@macashton.bsky.socialIn 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.
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@macashton.bsky.socialHappy 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.bsky.socialHalf 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.
@macashton.bsky.socialMonday morning is the perfect time to jump into a new chapter of voodoo-laden, undead-scritching, necromantic madness with Marie.
