CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s verse moves from  a verse about set texts to a series of haiku about ships leaving it a planet. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Silver to the Sky silver shines the tang of metal bleeds across the tongue ozone burns singeing our nostrils bitter air red flame burns bright cylinders climb silver tears moisture shines gleaming rivers flow cheeks glisten ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

This week’s short story takes us from a world of dragons, wizards and dragon pacts to a science fiction story of princes, princesses, trolls and true love. Welcome to Hammer & the Trolls . In a world where trolls can invade a castle from the inside, an interstellar prince finds he’s not the only one who can fire a sun-cannon, and the princess discovers she isn’t the only one who needs rescuing. Hammer & the Trolls is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: books2read.com/u/b5EeRb . 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, Simone revealed she was being monitored by a company psi and said it would be better if Tiger didn't talk to her anymore. This week, Tiger begs her not to leave, and sends her something to help her deal with the psi. Chapter 10 Excerpt – Please Don't Say Goodbye Simone? Simone? PLEASE answer me. Please. Pleasepleasepleaseplease…. Simone? Well. Fine. I don’t know what you’ve done, or how you’re doing, but I’m going to come find you. So, don’t give up. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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