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A man with glasses and a beard is sitting in a chair, slightly tilting his head, with a patterned wall in the background. — ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aaron Echoes August is an independent writer focused on absurdist fiction, edgy philosophy, and cultural commentary. With a background in creative writing, art, and photography, he explores the stranger aspects of human behavior and its influence on the world. His narratives invite readers to question societal norms and delve into the bizarre intersections of reality and imagination, urging us to confront the absurdities of existence while searching for meaning amidst chaos. In his stories, the ordinary becomes extraordinary, revealing layers of complexity in mundane experiences.

The Apocalypse Pipe, Collected Works of Aaron Echoes August, is available now. More info HERE.

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Month: December 2022

The Chronicles of Anton Chico (The Dragon)

16 Dec 2022

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Chronicles, Deep in the Dark, Favorites, Other Places, Spillage, Time Machine, Western

It was as if I was somehow always on the precipice between darkness and light and could just not get my leg over that highest rail. Read more
The Crowns of Pluto (2.)

15 Dec 2022

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Psychological, Religion, Sci-Fi, Space, The Nerves, Writing

There are times that I feel as if I’m just filling in the gaps between birth and death. But then I thought about it deeply and realized that is what we are all doing. Read more
The Chronicles of Anton Chico (A Mexican moon)

14 Dec 2022

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Adult, Chronicles, Fiction, Other Places, Social Comm, Society, Travel

Those barriers, those watch towers, those rows of razor wire are grim reminders of human selfishness, the God negative and gluttony, hypocritical pride and the suffering in its wake. Read more
The Lobster Guy (Eight)

13 Dec 2022

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Black Comedy, Episodes, Favorites, Food and Drink, Oddball

“I don’t know if I can go back to his table,” Maggie said. “He’s crushing my positive Red Lobster vibe, and I’m just not okay with that.” Read more
The Chronicles of Anton Chico (The First Instinct)

11 Dec 2022

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Chronicles, Desert Scrawls, Experimental, Other Places, Short Fiction, The Nerves

I told him I wanted to go to Juarez. He asked why. I told him I wanted to submerge myself in the various arts of indecency. He asked why. I thought about it, and I couldn’t tell him why. Read more
The Crowns of Pluto (1.)

10 Dec 2022

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Experimental, Other Places, Sci-Fi, Space

And now here I am. It’s Christmas again, and I am the only one here. All those words and directives mean nothing now because there is no one left to abide to them in my name. Read more
The Lobster Guy (Seven)

9 Dec 2022

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Black Comedy, Dark Humor, Episodes, Fiction, Serial Fiction, Unsettling Drama

Truman took in a shocked breath and sat back in the booth. “You just blew my mind, my eerie lobster friend. There I was this whole time, rotting away in Neptune, Nebraska, breaking chicken necks and punching a register at some shitty grocery store. There I was, pining over a woman I could never have.… Read more
The Lobster Guy (Six)

3 Dec 2022

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Black Comedy, Dark Humor, Episodes, Fiction, Love Stories, Serial Fiction, Strange

“We’re going to spend the day together. And despite your crushing heartbreak at the hands and mouth and other unspeakable orifices of that evil woman… We are going to have a good time. A very good time.” Read more
The Undecipherable Want

3 Dec 2022

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Commentary, Free-Range Verse, Hypnotic Ramblings, Poetry and Prose, Society, The Nerves

The chariots rode into townblaring trumpetsand waving spider webslike white, cotton kitesand the soldier watched the cheering crowdall smiling with blood on their teethand scriptures dripping from their curled fistsand the soldier felt as empty as windwhen he jumped off the backand made his way through the blistering crowdtheir eyes vacant, their hearts rattling with Read more