CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Yes, all true. There are only two days left before The Expanding Universe 11  disappears from ebook (and KU) form. While it will remain available in paperback, this 600+ page collection of science fiction will shed its much cheaper and more portable form for good, so if digital is your preferred way of reading, you'll need to pick it up before it goes. You can find a copy at the links below, on Amazon only, and only until December 14, 2025 (US time):  Links: US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/ B0DZ1398ZM UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/ B0DZ1398ZM CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/ B0DZ1398ZM AU - https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/ B0DZ1398ZM What's it About? The universe waits for no one…these are a few of its stories. Aliens, explorers, adventurers, warriors, and more, together in one dynamic collection. War doesn’t care about human or alien. The soldiers fight, and they fight hard, as if their lives depend on it. Because they do. What Stories are in It? The Librarian and the ...

 Last week in a nutshell: Working Hours:  104 hours 22 minutes Administration: 14 hours 9 minutes Research: 54 hours 12 minutes YouTube: 36 hours 57 minutes Formatting titles: 5 hours 54 minutes Achieved:  Creative Words:  3,064 (Novel: 403; Poetry: 384; Flash Fiction: 1,887; Short Stories: 390) Book Notes: 236 (Front and Back matter) Video Matter: 9,550 (overview, time stamps, tags, etc.)  Titles Formatted: 2 Videos Created:  13 Videos Edited: 25 Videos Formatted: 28 Videos Uploaded: 14 Videos Scheduled: 15 Titles Worked On:  

The second edition of the stand-alone dark fantasy short story , Peace Flower,  has just released. This short piece is about a sorcerous struggle to end a decades-long war. Check for a link to your preferred store at the following Books2Read link: https://books2read.com/u/meJ8p9 What's it About? An ancient order. A sacred trust. A partnership. These three things align, but will a young adept come to grips with her power in time to end the war raging across between her kind and the kingdom of man How Does It Start? Shoru fell amidst the fighting. Her basket flew from her hand and disappeared beneath booted feet and metal-shod hooves. The peonies were trampled and the scent of crushed herbs mingled with the smell of blood. Where Do You Find It? The stand-alone version of Peace Flower  can be found in ebook form on a number of platforms: Kobo, Amazon, DriveThruFiction, Smashwords, and GooglePlay for a start, and other sites will follow. Check for a link to your p...

The stand-alone post-war, science-fiction short story , Jacob's Vision, has just released. This short piece is told by Erin, who seeks shelter...and allies, to honor a hero's memory on a war-torn world. Check for a link to your preferred store at the following Books2Read link: https://books2read.com/u/3J1g0Q What's it About? I left my friends to see if we might find refuge. I left them…and was taken by a second group who held the secret of Jacob’s past. Could I hope they also offered hope for the future he’d fought for? How Does It Start? The hill, with its footing of green-studded black, was the same as I remembered it. I stood at the top of the ridge looking out, seeing the city ruins, imagining the glow from its center at night. I’d seen the ruins, and watched that glow before—with Jacob. It had always been his dream that we would return, that the beacon he had set would bring rescue, or aid in the rebuilding he had envisioned. Sighing, I settled myself at th...

The Songster and the Pirates,  has just released and can be found at the links listed here:  https://books2read.com/u/brJMOW   Mixing  creatures of legend with a little military and mercenary science fiction, this piece is the story of a siren seeking to hide her identity and break free of her past. What's it About? Once a space merc, now a singer, Taran keeps her identity as a siren secret. When space wolves join the audience at her current gig, the only question she has is can she slip away, before the wolves and her past can catch up with her? How Does It Start? Taran looked out into the audience, noting the four hulking figures in dark grey ship suits, mingling amongst them. She knew spacers when she saw them, and she knew werewolves, too—and these were trying way too hard to blend in to be interested in anyone but her. She studied them, as she continued to sing, letting her eyes rove over the audience, and snatching details of her targets as she went. It wou...