CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

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

This week’s short story takes us from an urban fantasy world of vampire and werewolf politics to a fantasy world where one roguish assassin must learn to deal with angels. Welcome to Stiletto's Luck .   They could have called him Scimitar, Blade or Dagger, but, no, his parents had to call him Stiletto. Stiletto did the only thing he could. He learned to be the best at what he did, and he learned to walk tall - without the heels. But the angels? They couldn’t care less about that—and Stiletto’s come to their attention. Can he avoid becoming embroiled in their plans? Stiletto's Luck is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Stilettos-Luck-C-M-Simpson-ebook/dp/B00EWYMG0C/ . 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 just how she angry she was with Odyssey and Tiger and her parents for what they were doing. This week, Tiger explains why - and why he's not sorry. Chapter 2 Excerpt – Unrepentant Wow, Simone. Just. Wow. I mean… wow. I knew you were going to be mad, but I didn’t think you’d get this mad. What happened to you knowing how I felt about keeping everyone safe? Or not letting me face this on my own? What happened to that? And what’s all this about kicking my tail? Pretty sure you don’t want to do that. You love me, remember? You and your Hunter. I’m pack. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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