CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

 It's been a while since the final book in the Mack 'n' Me 'n' Odyssey series , Mack 'n' Me: Diplomacy 101 , was published, but that doesn't mean these characters are done - even if it's going to take me a little while to get the next series written. (It's in the queue, but I have five more Strays books to write, first.) Given the large number of short stories that take place between these novels, I thought it might be helpful to put them all in one place, in the order in which the events in them occurred in relation to the novels, and to add a couple more completely new for the characters. And so, this collection was born...and it needed a cover...and here it is. This is the first cover Jake at JCaleb Design created for my work, and is a milestone in itself.  

Not that the crew on the Shady would know what diplomacy was if it bit them, but this time Odyssey insists they try; the future of humanity depends on it. In this reading, Cutter returns to the Shady and discovers the boys have baked her a cake - and been co-opted into another of Delight's crazy missions. You can listen to it HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MxNJrNnIe8 Judge, jury and executioners—the lizardine are holding court and all humankind stands before them. They’ll bring us to heel, or they’ll destroy us all…and they have the means. Getting their emissary to the courtroom and then home again should be an easy matter—but some people just don’t know what’s good for them. With pirates, mercs and corps gone bad we’ve got our work cut out. The only question is whether we can keep our charge—and all humanity—alive. NOTE: The main character swears like a sailor, and the support cast aren’t much better. If swears bother you, then this story may not be to your taste. ...