CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

The Runaway is the second short story to be found in An Anthology of Bloodlines . It is also available as a stand-alone short story. With fire and otherworldly invaders closing in, a commander takes the time to tell the story of his capture and the reasons behind his return to continue the fight. What are the secrets of his past? The Runaway is currently available as a stand-alone title at Smashwords , Kobo , Kindle , iTunes , and Nook, but will one day be incorporated into An Anthology of Bloodlines . First Pa ges: The Runaway In the gathering dark of the downs, campfires twinkled in a shallow valley. The commander of the troops gathered about those fires lay, belly-flat, on the top of one of the hills bordering the valley. He looked, but nothing disturbed the smooth slope of the downs below him. After staring across the broad valley his troops had to cross the next day, he turned to the sentry beside him. “Keep a watch,” he said. “I can smell smoke.” ...

Old Magic is a short tale about surviving in post-apoc alyptic Melbourne by C.M. Simpson.   After disaster and disease wipe out the world we know, powers carried by right of ancestry act as a sixth sense for trouble in a ruined city. Can she be the only one to have survived? Old Magic is one of the short stories that will be included in An Anthology of Bloodlines. I t is currently available on Smashwords , a nd will soon be available on K obo, Kindle, iTunes , and Nook. First Page Excerpt: Old Magic Heather stood amidst the wreckage of the city in the cold, grey light of dawn. She felt the soft mist of the newly fallen rain settle on her arms. Constant and clingy, the rain reminded her of gum leaves, silver-grey with the same misty drops. It brought to mind the sharp scent of eucalypts on a damp mountainside, a scent that momentarily eclipsed the smell of sodden cement and bitumen in decay. The rain formed a patina of dew over her hair, making the top l...

The Runaway is the first short story to be included in An Anthology of Bloodlines . It is also available as a stand-alone short story. With fire and otherworldly invaders closing in, a commander takes the time to tell the story of his capture and return to continue the fight. What are the secrets of his past? The Runaway is currently available as a stand-alone title at Smashwords , Kobo , Kindle , iTunes , and Nook, but will one day be incorporated into the anthology, An Anthology of Bloodlines .

Today, as part of my attempt to release one title a week, I released one of my earlier short stories: Old Magic. Set in post-apocalyptic Melbourne, Old Magic is about a meeting between survivors, and has an underlying theme of the inheritance in bloodlines. After disaster and disease wipe out the world we know, powers carried by right of ancestry act as a sixth sense for trouble in a ruined city. Can she be the only one to have survived? Old Magic is one of the short stories that will be included in An Anthology of Bloodlines . It is currently available on Smashwords , but will be releasing from Kindle, Kobo, Nook and iTunes soon.