CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Ducky  has just been uploaded for immediate release. It is one of my earliest pieces, and one of my very few experimental pieces. It plays with the idea of interconnectedness, from both the perspective of a story's connections with the real world and from the perspective of connections between characters and the broader elements of their world...and it is told from three perspectives What's it About? Survivors of a virus on the rampage: an analyst, his ex-, and his dead daughter in three-way communication. Can he catch up with an uncontrolled disease vector, and stop the spread in time? Where will it be available? Links to the platforms where this title is available can be found as the book goes live, at this Books2Read link:   https://books2read.com/u/mgdVlK  Please be patient - or search for the title directly on  your favorite platform.

In this dark science-fiction short story: the colonists of Canon V live underground—those that can, anyway. Those that are born unable, I help guide to the surface, and then I try to warn them of the creatures that come from beyond the rifts. Some listen. Most run screaming. With the creatures coming more often, the last thing any of us expected was corporate intervention. Is it a deal worth taking, or would we be better off in the caves? You can find it here: https://books2read.com/u/bxxLWv

In which, the lizardine open negotiations to address the human misdemeanors on Aquapearl : https://youtu.be/fhFdu4iHhpU .    

The last release for January 2025 is The Reptiles' Blade , and it's now available for pre-order from anywhere on this Books2Read site : https://books2read.com/u/4APAZN . This short story can also be found as an entry in the Collection of Shifters , a collection of shapeshifter stories and poems. The Reptiles' Blade will release as a stand-alone e-story on January 30, 2025. What's it About? The Reptile's Blade is a science-fiction short story a science-fiction short story to do with the politics of greed and acquisition in a far-flung human future, and the consequences of both. In particular, it is about Captain Felicity Shannara Jones, a liaison and operative for Earth High Council, and the past that saw her retired from active duty, and which haunts her still. This short story involves: An illicit auction, a retired military operative, and a shape-shifting diplomat from behind enemy lines. Peace is at stake, and the future of mankind rests on Captain Felicity Sh...