CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

I came around to a stranger’s touch. And familiar faces I didn’t remember. Memories surfaced slowly, but would they return in time to save the mission? Or our lives? And what about those we’re sworn to protect? Only time will tell, and we have no time. With events coming to a head, we have to roll out…and be prepared to defeat the traitor in our midst, as we bring our investigation to a close. Can we do it before they strike again? Well, there’s only way to find out, isn’t there? Memory's Return is another story from the Paranormal Operations Squad, this time told by Oni, an officer who comes to with no memory of what happened or who she used to work with. This quickly changes, however, and things get more complicated from there. For instance, there's this operation they need to close, and not a lot of time to close it in...and then there's the paperwork, and a traitor in their midst. You can find links to this newly released, stand-alone, urban fantasy sho...

A crystalline canyon. Cats and spinners hidden along the walls. A missing flyer. A stolen child. And an agent and her nemesis working together to bring them to safety. When Odyssey Agent Catriona Delight is called from hunting a renegade to undertake a mission to rescue a child, her salvager, and another missing agent, she finds herself working with Cutter, Mack and Tens, all ex-Odyssey and antagonistic. Can they work together to reach their target in time, or will their differences bring the mission to failure on a hostile world? Reflections tells the story of one of the many missions Cutter and Mack undertook in between the novels in the Mack 'n' Me series. This one takes place between Books 5 and 6 of the series, Mack 'n' Me: The Wolves of Alpha 9 and Mack 'n' Me: Diplomacy 101. You can find links to this newly released, stand-alone, novelette-length, science-fiction short story on this Books2Read page : https://books2read.com/u/m2JyWr , or r...

An alien autumn. An unseen predator. Deadly burrowers and an oncoming winter. And bugs big enough to ride. Joaquin only wants to warn his daughter of a new danger. To keep her safe. To make her understand her mother isn’t coming back, while keeping her alive. But what if he’s wrong? What if Mariam really did survive? What if, when everything looks like it’s going wrong, it’s really going right? Autumnal Threat is Joaquin's story. It is a father's story...and the story of a husband who misses his wife, and wants to keep his daughter safe from a new threat on their frontier world. It's a story of hope, and not giving up, and of family, as well as an exploration of what an alien eco-system might look like. It was a lot of fun to write. You can find links to this newly released, stand-alone, science-fiction short story on this Books2Read page: https://books2read.com/u/mgyopK or read an earlier version in A Collection of Lost Ships and Colonies .  

 Poem for the week. This one will be added to Another 366 Days of Poetry . Until then, it'll feature, here. Another Forlorn Hope Forlorn all hope is gone but still we fight   Forlorn won't see another sun and the dawn lights the sky   Forlorn no hope ahead as the skies fill but we don't stop   Dropships. Paratroops Heavily-armored marines An invasion force   The battle turns on a newcomer's favor our lost not gone in vain the fighting's done. Our battle's won.   And, no longer, are we Forlorn. 

The dark-fantasy stand-alone shor t stor y, Destiny's Queen is now available from any of the platforms listed on its Books2Read page , which can be found here: https://books2read.com/u/4jMp9v. What's it About? In Destiny's Queen a queen must secure her kingdom, by marrying a suitable ally, but 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. With trouble in the ballroom, can she really blame those who withdraw their suit? And what does that say about those who remain? 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 away. How Does It Start? “But your dream prince is a ghost !” My valet was beside himself, but I wasn’t about to give in. “Shamraven’s Hollow is open, tonight.” He glanced tow...