CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

March's first short story stand-alone release is now available on pre-order. Set directly after the events in Mack 'n' Me: Origins, Cutter has made a break for it, but will she want to stay clear of Mack and Odyssey at any cost?   What's it About?   Depredides Dance follows Cutter as she flees the events of Origins , and ends up on the world of Depredides, where she quickly becomes involved in an entirely new form of trouble. It covers her endangered disappearance attempt and botched comms hack, as she takes on a ruthless communications company, knowing that Mack's hunt for her is already in play. In her own words: I was in more trouble than I could poke a stick at—and that was before I poked the Depredides interweb. Now? Now, I’m hoping my hunters can get to me in time to save my life…and that they’re so inclined.   Where Can You Find It?   If you're one of my Reamstories subscribers, you can read The Depredides Dance as part of your subscription, regardless ...

Ever stepped from the Other World and found your own had gone away? Harper has...and now she has a choice: Move forward to find a life...or... Well, it's one option, but at least it's there. Harper's Choice is the story of how she crossed to the Otherworld, and why...and what she found when she returned. You can find links to this newly released, stand-alone, science-fiction, urban fantasy short story on this Books2Read page : https://books2read.com/u/bW8wZ1    

This month's second short story title is now available on pre-order. More a novella than a short story this one takes us to the stars...and to a ship and her crew grounded beneath them. What's it About? Calliope's Challenge is a science-fiction short story that explores the possibility of sentient AIs, the morals of raising and keeping them, and the somewhat curly problems of mega-corporations taking their unscrupulous business practices to the stars. It involves a downed ship, an AI sentience in jeopardy, and a hostile take-over in action. When Peony sneaks out to make sure the crashed ship’s AI is okay, she has no idea of what she, and her charge, are going up against. Can they survive the coming confrontation?And will they be forgiven for the measures they have to take? You can find links to where it is available on this Books2Read page : https://books2read.com/u/3RPEyG , and subscribers to my ReamStories page at the Perimeter Surveillance level and higher can begin re...