CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Bid the Moon Goodbye is the second short story for this month. It takes us back to the early days of Lunar One, when humans discovered shapeshifters walked among them, and tolerance for the discovery was sparce What's it About? Bid the Moon Goodbye is a science-fiction short story that explores the early days of Lunar One from the perspective of a werewolf family, whose true nature is discovered. You can find links to where it is available on this Books2Read page : https://books2read.com/u/m2J7gk , and subscribers to my ReamStories page at the Perimeter Surveillance level and higher can begin reading it straight away. How Does It Start? Hagel ran his toy truck back and forth along the floor. He made no sound, but his small brow was furrowed in concentration, and his knuckles showed white through a bristling layer of downy fur. Jervis watched him, frowning and wondering what to do. The cub was upset, but he couldn’t stay half-changed forever. “He’s conflicted,” the school n...

Destiny's Queen is this month's ve ry first short story, and it's now available on pre-order. It's one of the few times I've written a ghost, but is also a story that explores the obligations of being a fantasy queen, and the hazards of being eligible royalty. What's it About? In Destiny's Queen her royal majesty must work at overcoming the assassination of her lover and fiance, and the death of her maid, in order to find a suitable match with whom to secure her kingdom, so of course on the night of the ball in which she must choose a suitor, her fiance's ghost returns to haunt her, and the assassin who claimed him, returns as well. Honestly, how's a queen to make any kind of choice with a doom like that hanging over her head? You can find links to where it is available on this Books2Read page : https://books2read.com/u/4jMp9v , and subscribers to my ReamStories page at the Perimeter Surveillance level and higher can begin reading it straight awa...