CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s short story takes us from an undersea adventure on a distant world to one woman's search for a war hero in a war-torn land. Welcome to Jacob's Vision . Erin writes of her earthbound memories of an interplanetary war, of the fate of a war hero, and of the start of re-building. Jacob's Vision is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Jacobs-Vision-CM-Simpson-ebook/dp/B0084RVXA2/ . You can also find Kristine Kathryn Rusch's latest free short story over on her blog: kriswrites.com . Why don't you go and check it out?

Jacob’s Vision is the third short story to be found in An Anthology of Battle . It is also available as a stand-alone short story. Erin writes of her earthbound memories of an interplanetary war, of the fate of a war hero, and of the start of re-building. Jacob's Vision is available in An Anthology of Battle or as a stand-alone title at Smashwords , Kobo , Kindle , iTunes and Nook. First Pages: Jacob's Vision The hill, with its footing of green-studded black, was the same as I remembered it. I stood at the top of the ridge looking out, seeing the city ruins, imagining the glow from its center at night. I’d seen the ruins, and watched that glow before—with Jacob. It had always been his dream that we would return, that the beacon he had set would bring rescue, or aid in the rebuilding he had envisioned. Sighing, I settled myself at the foot of one of the scarred and blackened statues, and set my notecase beside me. I took the hardbound notebook from the c...

‘Jacob’s Vision’ was written in 1996 and given a slight polish before being added to this anthology. It is the third story in An Anthology of Battle and is 5,000 words long. It is currently available for stand-alone purchase, and it starts like this: The hill, with its footing of green-studded black, was the same as I remembered it. I stood at the top of the ridge looking out, seeing the city ruins, imagining the glow from its center at night. can be found in An Anthology of Battle is now available on Smashwords and  Kindle.

Publishing Formatting of the individual short stories and poems from An Anthology of Battle is complete and they were uploaded to Kindle on 20 May 2012. They are: ·          A Vignette for Rashkah , ·          A Window on Salukia , ·          Jacob’s Vision , ·          War’s End , ·          Keeping the Peace , ·          Death at War’s End , and ·          Jalaya .   2. The cover, formatting, and upload to Kindle and Smashwords of An Anthology of Battle is complete.   3. Updated publications to Linked-In. 4. Asked for invitation to Pinterest.       New Arrivals Anthologies41-48...

Formatting complete. An Anthology of Battle has been uploaded to Smashwords and Kindle and should soon be available for purchase.  

I have just finished uploading the short stories and poetry from An Anthology of Battle for individual sale on Kindle. I am planning on uploading and releasing An Anthology of Battle by 28 May 2012.

Jacob's Vision is the third short story in Anthology2 — An Anthology of Battle . It has now been released for individual sale on Smashwords. An Anthology of Battle will go up in 4-8 days’ time. Jacob's Vision is Erin's story of her experiences just after an interplanetary war, her memories of a war hero, and her involvement in the start of re-building. Jacob's Vision is approximately 5,000 words in length, and is included in the soon-to-be-released An Anthology of Battle , which contains additional material.