CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Finders Keepers is the second short story to be found in An Anthology of Worlds . It is also available as a stand-alone short story. A single gold coin shines on the pavement, but no one except me seems to have noticed it. I watch it, hoping someone will take it and claim it as their own. Needing someone to take it. Please take it. Finders Keepers is available as part of AnAnthology of Worlds , and also as a stand-alone title at Smashwords , Kobo , Kindle , iTunes , and Nook. First Page: Finders -Keepers The two-dollar coin lay on the pavement, shining. Its golden surface gleamed beneath the sun, casting a knife-edged wedge of shadow where it touched the concrete. I sat on a bench at the bus stop and watched the coin shine. I watched the different shoes walking past it and hoped someone would take it. No one had, yet. A mother wheeling a pram paused, the front of the pram casting enough shadow to block the sun from the coin. I wondered if anyone else saw how...

This week's Wendig Challenge consisted of selecting 5 of 10 words from a pre-generated list. These words had to be incorporated in a 1,000-word story. My 5 randomly rolled words were: 'library', 'storm', 'envelope', 'undertaker', 'chisel', and I almost missed the first two. The result? Letters from Beyond , a short story of 999 words. Enjoy. Letters from Beyond The first letters caught them by surprise, sliding out in an avalanche, as though hurrying to be revealed. Wilfred dropped the hammer and chisel, with a startled shout. He tumbled off the step ladder, falling into Alice and Marriot as finished putting the third stone block down on the floor. All three collapsed in a heap, partially buried under musty paper and torn wax seals. It had taken them all morning to locate the space, and then make enough of a gap that Wilfred could rest his lantern on a ledge, and reach into the cavity. His jubilation was justified. Of all the...

Palmyra Ridge is the third short story to be found in An Anthology of Worlds . It is also available as a stand-alone short story. Chani dreams of the ritual of Severance, which allows her to leave her people's homeland, but when the company she works for moves to take her people's lands, she is exactly where she needs to be. All she has to do is convince Security Officer Asleyan that her visits to Palmyra Ridge are essential, and maybe gain his assistance in defending those she holds most dear. But the security officer has a heritage and fears of his own. Can two people from two very different cultures work together to save nation, while retaining their own sense of self and sanity? Palmyra Ridge is a short science fiction story exploring issues of belonging, bloodlines and heritage in a changing world. It is available as part of An Anthology of Worlds, and also as a stand-alone title at Smashwords , Kobo , Kindle , iTunes , and Nook. First Page: Palm yra Ridge...

Working to a new schedule, fighting off a very persistent bout of… flu? Virus? Not sure, but spent a day and a bit at home, sleeping, and the rest of the week not feeling so well. Definitely not as much done as I would have liked. Tier 1 Tasks DarkFantasyNovel3C—Shadow’s Fall: Revised chapters 19-37. This project is now 146 days ahead of the original schedule, and being prepped for release. Publishing Tasks: Added 2 blog entries to this blog. Reformatted the CreateSpace covers for DarkFantasyNovel1B—Shadow Trap Released Shadow Trap for POD New Arrivals: The following ideas arrived this week - usually as I was dropping off to sleep. WritingCraft3A-3H: books about writing. Novella16A-B: about a lighthouse and the fey