diff --git a/macros/README.md b/macros/README.md
index 5e8591e..90e580f 100644
--- a/macros/README.md
+++ b/macros/README.md
@@ -209,3 +209,11 @@ on Mac versus Linux. To get the address of `errno` use:
 
 This macro makes the correct CRT call and leaves the address of `errno`
 in `x0`.
+
+## AASCIZ
+
+`AASCIZ    label, string`
+
+This macro invokes `.asciz` with the string set to `string` and the
+label set to `label`. In addition, this macro ensures that the string
+begins on a 4-byte-aligned boundary.
diff --git a/macros/README.pdf b/macros/README.pdf
index dd12446..96e2e30 100644
Binary files a/macros/README.pdf and b/macros/README.pdf differ
diff --git a/macros/apple-linux-convergence.S b/macros/apple-linux-convergence.S
index f804854..c60d2da 100644
--- a/macros/apple-linux-convergence.S
+++ b/macros/apple-linux-convergence.S
@@ -144,3 +144,8 @@ main:
         cmp     \src_a, \src_b
         csel    \dest, \src_a, \src_b, GT
 .endm
+
+.macro  AASCIZ      label, string
+        .p2align    2
+\label: .asciz      "\string"
+.endm
diff --git a/macros/minmax.S b/macros/minmax.S
index d1f1563..07dff6f 100644
--- a/macros/minmax.S
+++ b/macros/minmax.S
@@ -86,11 +86,8 @@ PrintLegend:
         ret
         END_PROC
 
-        .p2align    2
-fmt:    .asciz      "Values to compare: %d and %d\n"
-        .p2align    2
-fmtgt:  .asciz      "Greater value is: %d\n"
-        .p2align    2
-fmtls:  .asciz      "Lesser value is:  %d\n"
+        AASCIZ      fmt, "Values to compare: %d and %d\n"
+        AASCIZ      fmtgt, "Greater value is: %d\n"
+        AASCIZ      fmtls, "Lesser value is:  %d\n"
 
         .end
diff --git a/more/apple_silicon/apple-linux-convergence.S b/more/apple_silicon/apple-linux-convergence.S
index f804854..c60d2da 100644
--- a/more/apple_silicon/apple-linux-convergence.S
+++ b/more/apple_silicon/apple-linux-convergence.S
@@ -144,3 +144,8 @@ main:
         cmp     \src_a, \src_b
         csel    \dest, \src_a, \src_b, GT
 .endm
+
+.macro  AASCIZ      label, string
+        .p2align    2
+\label: .asciz      "\string"
+.endm
diff --git a/python/apple-linux-convergence.S b/python/apple-linux-convergence.S
index f804854..c60d2da 100644
--- a/python/apple-linux-convergence.S
+++ b/python/apple-linux-convergence.S
@@ -144,3 +144,8 @@ main:
         cmp     \src_a, \src_b
         csel    \dest, \src_a, \src_b, GT
 .endm
+
+.macro  AASCIZ      label, string
+        .p2align    2
+\label: .asciz      "\string"
+.endm
diff --git a/section_1/hello_world/apple-linux-convergence.S b/section_1/hello_world/apple-linux-convergence.S
index f804854..c60d2da 100644
--- a/section_1/hello_world/apple-linux-convergence.S
+++ b/section_1/hello_world/apple-linux-convergence.S
@@ -144,3 +144,8 @@ main:
         cmp     \src_a, \src_b
         csel    \dest, \src_a, \src_b, GT
 .endm
+
+.macro  AASCIZ      label, string
+        .p2align    2
+\label: .asciz      "\string"
+.endm
diff --git a/section_2/float/apple-linux-convergence.S b/section_2/float/apple-linux-convergence.S
index f804854..c60d2da 100644
--- a/section_2/float/apple-linux-convergence.S
+++ b/section_2/float/apple-linux-convergence.S
@@ -144,3 +144,8 @@ main:
         cmp     \src_a, \src_b
         csel    \dest, \src_a, \src_b, GT
 .endm
+
+.macro  AASCIZ      label, string
+        .p2align    2
+\label: .asciz      "\string"
+.endm