CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s verse moves from a science fiction (or possibly fantasy) verse about some distant makers of moonshine to a speculative verse about the decisions we make and why. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Decisions Stand for your fellow man, a tree against the tide, a hand stretched out to offer help, self-preservation, sacrifice, you decide. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 science fiction setting where a war veteran finds herself in possession to an enemy heirloom to a fantasy setting where one man's destiny is entwined with the outcome of an elemental war. Welcome to The Runaway . Called to the fire, a commander tells a story of elementals and bloodlines and inherited obligation, before the battle begins. The Runaway is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Runaway-C-M-Simpson-ebook/dp/B00B3I9NMO/ . 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 missed her long-awaited meeting with Tiger because her shuttle wasn't allowed to land. This week, Tiger reveals there was an alien incursion, but that he's finally safe and staying the lab for a bit. Chapter 2 (Extract) – Safe Hey Simone, So, I won’t tell you that really was a portal opening up on the site where the FedExplore complex used to be. Just because you don’t really want to know. But by all the stars, Simone! I can’t believe they left us. I mean, there were a dozen of us standing right by that shuttle pad, and the pilot suddenly put on extra power, and over shot—and then he started to climb. You were like a falling star, Sims, only you were going the wrong 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 ...