CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s short story takes us from an urban fantasy setting where a trapped soul seeks freedom to a short piece of science fiction adventure. Welcome to The Depredides Dance . All I had to do was disappear. That was it: disappear and stay out of sight. Hard enough with Abs running an auction for the last location she left me, but then I poked the Depredides communications network—and everything else looked downright easy… I’m not even sure there is a way out of this… The Depredides Dance is a stand-alone short story set in the Odyssey universe. However, if you’re into reading things in order, it tells the story of what happened to Cutter after the end of Mack ‘n’ Me: Origins , and thus forms story 1-1 of the Mack ‘n’ Me ‘n’ Odyssey series. NOTE: The main character swears like a sailor, and the support cast aren’t much better. If swears bother you, this this story may not be to your taste. The Depredides Dance is available as a stand-alon...

LAST WEEK, Simone was still unimpressed - with Tiger, her parents, and with Odyssey. This week, Tiger reveals he knows where Simone's parents are, and asks her not to be mad. Chapter 4 (Excerpt) – Family Hi Simone, I’m sorry. Your email arrived a little bit late. I might have tried waiting, if it had come sooner. Yes, no matter how much I need to be down with the settlement, and no matter how mad Odyssey were going to be with me. I would have tried. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The complete series is available as short, individual ebooks, and will become available as an omnibus, later this year. In the meantime, you can find them on this blog, until one week after the last chapter in the last book of the series has been posted, at which point this series will be taken down, and a new series serialised on site. books2read.com/u/4Awrze books2read.com...

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Hey all, are you looking for some new fantasy authors to try? Maybe on the hunt for a seasonal bargain? Well, author Amy Hopkins has put together a bundle of fantasy titles that might just help you out. You can find books for your Kobo, here: https://amyhopkinsauthor.com/fill-your-kobo-christmas/ And more books for your Kindle, here: https://amyhopkinsauthor.com/fill-your-kindle-christmas/  

This week’s verse moves from a poem of Christmas wishes to a Christmas acrostic about Santa's return home. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Santa's Homecoming Far overhead, ceases the ringing of bell S . The sleigh has stopped flying, oh dear- A . Released are the reindeer to forage for liche N guarded by werewolves who keep safe the bes T , eating only the weakest, the sickest, oh dear A . The sleigh driver steps down, and yawn S , as the elves stow the sleigh, and give it a was H . With the deer in the field, he calls it a day- O , and stumbles inside to the fire and the war M . His wife greets him gently, guides him to the tabl E , and the supper, beside next year’s almana C , so he sighs, and he reads, and, then, oh dear- O , he yawns, and she takes him to ...

This week’s short story takes us from a fantasy setting where a rogue finds angels more embedded in his world than he'd like to an urban fantasy tale where a trapped soul fights to get free. Welcome to The Buried Blade . When the grass in one of her uncle's fields starts to die, Amanda tries to work out why, but her uncle only sees stones, where she sees fragments of pottery. In a war as old as time, will Amanda convince her uncle of the truth, and remain unscathed, or will she fall under the control of an old and subtle power? The Buried Blade is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Buried-Blade-C-M-Simpson-ebook/dp/B00B28R1NS/ . You can also find Kristine Kathryn Rusch's latest free short story over on her blog: kriswrites.com . Why don't you go and check it out?

LAST WEEK, Tiger said he understood why Simone was mad, but that he was going down to Sharvin, anyway. This week, Simone has a tonne of other stuff to worry about. Chapter 3 (Excerpt) – Bad Ideas Tiger! I am so going to do more than hug you, when I get there! And I am on my way, so you’d better be okay when I arrive, or I’m going to be even madder than I am now. I was going to say: Don’t you dare! Don’t you dare go down to the surface. But you’re already there. And I’m afraid for you… … which is not going to stop me from kicking you—right after I collect on those hugs. Good distraction by the way. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The complete series is available as short, individual ebooks, and will become available as an omnibus, later this year. In the meantime, you can find them on this blog, until one week after the last chapter in the last book of the series has been posted, at whi...

This week’s verse moves from a fantasy poem about trolls and dragons, to a poem about Christmas wishes. It is taken from 365 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2014. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christmas Wishes Christmas is that time of year when many draw their families near, and some with family afar wish them well by sun and star, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can find the first two poetry collections at the links below - although there are plans to reissue them with more genre-appropriate covers in the future. The third collection will be released later in the year. books2read.com/u/mVLQZb books2read.com/u/bxgyLd