CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

An archaeological dig funded by tourism, where the tourists go missing. A mysterious cavern where the magic takes place. As an Odyssey agent, and a big brother looking for his sister, I had to go undercover to find out what was going on…and hope Agent Delight had my back as much as she said she did. Because operational triage was what she did best, and how was I going to get out of there if she decided she had a better lead to follow? Miss Delight's Mistake is a science fiction short story that follows an Odyssey operative as they investigate some disappearances from an archaeological dig on a frontier world.  You can find Miss Delight's Mistake available at a number of locations, listed at this Books2Read link : https://books2read.com/u/mqkQ82 OR You can find it as part of Tales of Odyssey and Miss Delight , a collection of short fiction and poetry found at one of the locations listed at this Books2Read link : https://books2read.com/u/3LnZ95 OR You can access it as...

This week’s short story takes us from the science fiction tale of one rogue's attempt to save his world against long odds to another science fiction story of adventure involving Odyssey's agents, some artifacts and a very close call. Welcome to Miss Delight's Mistake . People are disappearing on the close archaeological world of Jehornak, including an Odyssey operative’s sister, but that’s not why he’s there. It seems other people have gone missing, too, people with relatives rich enough to pay Odyssey to discover exactly what is happening in the mysterious cavern known as The Ballroom. However, when things go south on the mission, can Agent Delight keep her reputation, and make sure her operative comes out alive? Miss Delight's Mistake is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: books2read.com/u/3kZpvL . You can also find Kristine Kathryn Rusch's latest free short story over on her blog: kriswrites.com . Why don't you...

Miss Delight and Odyssey universe came out of some of the pieces in my first flash fiction collection. They were unexpected, and a lot of fun to write, and a new writing universe was born. This short story sets the stage for the entry of yet another character, Melerom, whose story is due to release in a fortnight, and it ties it to the universe of "The Reptiles' Blade". "Miss Delight's Mistake" is another short story to choose this setting as its home, and it released today. People are disappearing on the close archaeological world of Jehornak, including an Odyssey operative’s sister, but that’s not why he’s there. It seems other people have gone missing, too, people with relatives rich enough to pay Odyssey to discover exactly what is happening in the mysterious cavern known as The Ballroom. However, when things go south on the mission, can Agent Delight keep her reputation, and make sure her operative comes out alive Miss Delight's Mistake i...