CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s short story takes us from the science fiction adventures of Odyssey agents to the urban fantasy world where fey princes are more a nightmare than a dream. Welcome to Nettlefold Princess .   All is not well in the suburb of Nettlefold Hollow. Amity sees shadows and refuses to go out at night, much to the amusement of her friends, but when she goes missing on her way home from school, everyone becomes wary of the dark. When her best friend, Samantha, searches Amity's locker and finds her diary, she learns of the fairy prince that's been haunting Amity. Who can she enlist to help her to get her best friend back? Nettlefold Princess is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Nettlefold-Princess-C-M-Simpson-ebook/dp/B00945XWPM/ . 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?

Nettlefold Princess is the fourth short story to be found in An Anthology of Worlds . It is also available as a stand-alone short story. All is not well in Nettlefold Hollow. Amity claims she see things in the shadows and refuses to go out at night. Her classmates laugh at her until she goes missing on the way home from school. When her best friend, Samantha, looks in Amity's locker and finds her diary, she learns that Amity was being haunted by a fairy prince. Who can she rely on to help her with a problem like that? Nettlefold Princess is available as part of AnAnthology of Worlds , and also as a stand-alone title at Smashwords , Kobo , Kindle , iTunes , and Nook. First Page : Nettlefold Princess Nettlefold Hollow took its name from the myriad nettles that grew there. Stinging nettles mingled with greater and lesser nettles as well as wood and hedge nettles. Clambering amongst the rocks and mingling with clumps of grass or peeking from beneath the blackberrie...

Nettlefold Princess is a speculation on conflicts that might arise with urban encroachment over land that once belonged to fairies. In this case, a teenager finds out first hand. Here's how it starts: Nettlefold Hollow took its name from the myriad nettles that grew there. Stinging nettles mingled with greater and lesser nettles as well as wood and hedge nettles. Clambering amongst the rocks and mingling with clumps of grass or peeking from beneath the blackberries, the nettles dominated the hollow. With emerald leaves, highlighted in silver and dripping diamonds from the morning dew, the nettles were beautiful… until some unwelcome visitor brushed against them. Rumors of fairies were rife.  can be found in    An Anthology of Worlds was released mid-September 2012 and can be found at Amazon (in print and e-book) and Smashwords.

Nettlefold Princess is now available on both Kindle and Smashwords. Of all the things you can do before breakfast, I hadn't thought of uploading a book until today. Enjoy! All is not well in Nettlefold Hollow. Amity claims she see things in the shadows and refuses to go out at night. Her classmates laugh at her until she goes missing on the way home from school. When her best friend, Samantha, looks in Amity's locker and finds her diary, she learns that Amity was being haunted by a fairy prince. Who can she rely on to help her with a problem like that?              found in Nettlefold Princess is just under 3,000 words long, and is the fourth story in the fourth Simpson Anthology, An Anthology of Worlds , which will be released in about a fortnight.