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Ashton Newland

The Day I Learned I Was Ugly

This had to be during the time between eleven years and thirteen years of age, I know it was during those first few years of being newly…

6 min readOct 12, 2023

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The Day I Learned I Was Ugly

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Ashton Newland

In The Window

When my brain is stressed due to world events, I find writing helps me process and digest the horrendous information. Here is a story that…

4 min readMar 7, 2022

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In The Window

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Ashton Newland

Mystery of the Locust Letters — Part I

Watching the storm clouds bloom on the horizon of the vast retired farmland, I focus my eyes towards the burnt, skeletal remains of what…

12 min readFeb 5, 2022

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Focussed stalks of tall green grass in front of a fading field with old, broken homes in the background.

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Ashton Newland

Timing Is Everything

This city, where each day things happened exactly the same at the exact same time, was a busy travel route on the southern border of the…

9 min readJan 17, 2022

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Timing Is Everything

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Ashton Newland

Creatures of the Briar

Happy New Year! My first story of the year has arrived. I was trying a creepy/horror vibe. Leave a comment to let me know what you think.

10 min readJan 7, 2022

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Creatures of the Briar

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Ashton Newland

Happy New Year!

We come to a close of this fateful second year of a pandemic, life continues to be disrupted, millions have died, and yet those of us able…

2 min readDec 31, 2021

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Happy New Year!

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Ashton Newland

NaNoWriMo: Edition 1

This year I took the plunge. I am participating in NaNoWriMo. I started my creative writing journey in August of 2019. Well, it wasn’t the…

3 min readNov 19, 2021

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NaNoWriMo: Edition 1

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Ashton Newland

The Widow’s Beginning

Taking slow, heavy steps away from her recent misfortune; the widow escapes into her thoughts. Her feet politely move in whispers to not…

4 min readNov 12, 2021

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The Widow’s Beginning

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Ashton Newland

Today I …

Today I let my Glum have a victory Some days that helps her Glum sometimes needs her time too

2 min readNov 7, 2021

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Today I …

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Ashton Newland

Today I…

Today I walked through a city For the first time since This pandemic began

1 min readOct 29, 2021

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Ashton Newland

Ashton Newland

Short stories, fiction, fantasy. Learning and developing along the way. Tales and stories from prompts and inner worlds. Beasts of my imagination.

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