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Edward Ashton lives with his adorably mopey dog, his inordinately patient wife, and a steadily diminishing number of daughters in Rochester, New York, where he studies new cancer therapies by day, and writes about the awful things his research may lead to by night. He is the author of the novels Three Days in April and The End of Ordinary, as well as several dozen short stories which have appeared in venues ranging from the newsletter of an Italian sausage company to Fireside Magazine, Flash Fiction Online, and Escape Pod.
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Monsters
Published Nov 29, 2018 · 1,005 words (4 minutes) · 552 views
At night, the monsters come. This is not a fantasy, really. It is not a faery tale. It does not have a happy ending.
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In the Land of Gods and Monsters
Published Sep 23, 2018 · 3,360 words (13 minutes) · 1 like · 602 views
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Listen
Published Aug 27, 2018 · 874 words (4 minutes) · 732 views
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Vernal Fall
Published Jul 18, 2018 · 839 words (4 minutes) · 7 likes · 1352 views
Wait. Stop. Rewind. If technology allowed, how many times would you relive a tragic, pivotal moment in your life? What if you weren’t even there for it? Author Edward Ashton strikes again with this hair-raising piece of flash fiction.
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Tessa
Published Mar 21, 2018 · 2,068 words (8 minutes) · 9 likes · 1219 views
We love Edward Ashton’s stories for the way they use faraway settings to expose the nature of the humans in them, whether good, bad, or anything in between. Read “Tessa,” a tale of love, loss, and what-ifs in an untethered ship cartwheeling through space.
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The Sky is Blue, and Bright, and Filled with Stars
Published Feb 14, 2018 · 4,549 words (17 minutes) · 5 likes · 1013 views
High concept science fiction meets laconic western sensibility in a future at once alien and hauntingly familiar in “The Sky is Blue, and Bright, and Filled with Stars.” With words that crack and an ending that punches right to the heart, this one will stick with you for days. Edward Ashton lives in Rochester, New York, where he studies new cancer therapies by day, and writes about what his research may lead to by night. He’s the author of the novels Three Days in April and The End of Ordinary, as well as several dozen short stories.
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