CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Shadow Life is the first short story to be found in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . It is also available as a stand-alone short story. Jalaya is a story of family, long-standing love and of sacrifices made for the sake of community, duty and loyalty. It is a story of heroes, fire-fights, wits and courage. And it is the story of a last battle in a ten-year war. Shadow Life is available as part of A nAnthology of Those Who Walk Among Us , and also as a stand alone title at Smashwords , Kobo , Kindle , iTunes , and Nook. Fir st Page: Shadow Life I took a short cut down the alley. The moon was full, the night was late and I was alone. None of these things worried me. There were things in the night and in being alone that would have made me tremble with fear had I not known them so intimately. Things that still gave me shivers in spite of, and because of, my knowing them so well. My lover waited for me in the alley but, by the time I reached where she was ...

Shadow Life has been released individually on Amazon and Smashwords. This short story is the first story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . It is a contemporary paranormal urban horror which opens with Denie discovering the murder of Nicola, her lover. While Denie was sworn not to reveal the secrets of the night to Nicola, others were not so bound, and with Nicola’s death, Denie discovers just how much of a free spirit Nicola truly was. Her need for vengeance overrides her scruples about crossing the line between life and undeath, and Denie joins with the vampires in order to wreak justice on Nicola’s killer. Shadow Life is approximately 5,250 words in length. can be found in   An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us will be released in late July 2012.