CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

An Anthology of Dragons is DEAL OF THE DAY for TODAY ONLY (or for the next 18 hours from this being posted). You can find it HERE: https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/106000/An-Anthology-of-Dragons An Anthology of Dragons is a dragon-themed collection of short stories and poetry. A collection of haiku describes a battle between a dragon and a knight, and a more modern style of poem describes searching for a dragon in the modern world. The four short stories explore dragons as intelligent shapeshifter, companion and beast.

Trading into Stormlight, Book 7 of the Magic Below Paris is OUT! ...and you can find it HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Trading-Stormlight-Magic-Below-Paris-ebook/dp/B0849PCP55/ Parting is such sweet... No! There’s nothing sweet about it—and Marsh just wants it over. There’s a war to fight... ...but they need to get their people to safety before finding the next battle, ...through remnant-infested territory, ...against raiders who just don’t know when to quit. With the remnant massing, and the raiders striking territory they’ve been kicked out of, Marsh and the Protectors have their work cut out to reach Ariella’s Grotto with the survivors they’ve rescued—and then return before whatever lies Below attacks Roeglin and they garrison they’ve left behind. Join them as they struggle to journey through hostile territory, rife with surprises and new problems to conquer. Check out Trading into Stormlight today.

This week’s verse moves from a fantasy renga about a stranger in need, to a poem about a five-year-old watching her mum go to work. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Life's Not Fair When You're Five My baby is crying on the seat of the lounge. It’s the fourth day that I’ve run away, and left her feeling down And while she isn’t little, as a baby in a cot, five still isn’t very old, if your mummy leaves a lot, especially when you’re used to having her about; it really isn’t very nice when your mummy leaves you out. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 t...

This week’s short story takes us from a science fiction setting where an investigator gets more than they bargained for to a fantasy tale of trade, where spiders have their own wares to sell. Welcome to The Magicians & the Silk Road . Hani is surprised when his wife joins him on the journey to barter for spider silk, moreso when she brings their children. Nothing, however, prepares him for what the children do when they meet the spider queen. The Magicians & the Silk Road is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: books2read.com/u/mZwWY2 . 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 that the Pain-Eaters were coming. This week, Tiger says FedExplore are moving their complex, and she has to hurry if she's going to save her sisters. Chapter 8 (Excerpt) – Answers & Oops Wow, Simone! That is some letter! Firstly, I can’t get Odyssey and Redstone to evacuate. They absolutely, point-blank refused—and, this time, I think they actually agreed with each other. Neither of them wants to leave. They both said we had to see the experiment through. And, yes, I raised all your points with them. I told them about not knowing the numbers we could expect in an incursion, or the weapons, or how the aliens fight. I asked how many they sent to Deskeden, or Tarvesh, and no-one gave me any answers. The only good thing that came out of it was that the security detail started to look worried. I’ve done enough digging to know that, when these guys get worried, they go and do something about it. They’ll be digging, even if th...