CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s short story takes us from a science fiction tale of a ship's crash and its survivors to an urban fantasy exploration where vampires aren't what we expect. Welcome to Nurse . The night shift is full of darkness, and vampires come in many forms. Why not this one? Nurse is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Nurse-C-M-Simpson-ebook/dp/B008EESH2W/ . 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?

Nurse is the fourth short story to be found in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . It is also available as a stand-alone short story. Nurse is a short horror story, featuring a secretive species of vampire and the creation of its newest recruit.  Nurse is available as part of AnAnthology of Those Who Walk Among Us , and also as a stand alone title at Smashwords , Kobo , Kindle , iTunes , and Nook. First Page: Nurse   The nurse stood by the edge of the bed and glanced at her patient. She took the young man’s hand and began to bandage his mangled finger. It was the least gruesome injury she’d seen that day and he was her last patient. It had been a long and particularly busy day, and the nurse was looking forward to the end of a long shift. Her name tag called her Alison; the hospital records knew her as Alison Glaze. Alison didn’t ask what had bitten his finger, although it was obvious that a bite had caused the damage. That question had already been as...

An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us, the third of the Simpson Anthologies, has been released on Amazon and Smashwords. This collection of short stories is set around the theme that not everyone who appears to be human is human, that there are other races hiding amongst us, and that there might be a concrete reason why legends of shapeshifters and vampires exist. An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us is approximately 19,500 words in length and contains the previously published short stories:   Shadow Life ; Nothing ; Esmeralda and the Breeze ; Nurse ; Treaty Time ; and Peace Flower .

Nurse is the fourth short story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us , the third Simpson Anthology, and it starts like this: The nurse stood by the edge of the bed and glanced at her patient. She took the young man’s hand and began to bandage his mangled finger. It was the least gruesome injury she’d seen that day and he was her last patient. It had been a long and particularly busy day, and the nurse was looking forward to the end of a long shift. Her name tag called her Alison; the hospital records knew her as Alison Glaze.   can be found in  Nurse is a short horror story in a contemporary urban setting, and features a secretive species of vampire and its newest recruit. Nurse is approximately 2,540 words in length. An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us was released in late July 2012.

A slow week. Current Projects The following progress was made on my current projects: ·          Novella2A: Added 2,000 words. Publishing The following tasks related to publishing were completed this week: ·          Commissioned cover art for RomanceNovel1 ; ·          Updated blog 4 times ·          Formatted and uploaded Anthology3 – An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . ·          Updated LinkedIn and Goodreads with An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us details.

Nurse has been released on Amazon and Smashwords. This short story is the fourth story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . It is a horror story in a contemporary urban setting, and features a secretive species of vampire and its newest recruit. Nurse is approximately 2,540 words in length.   can be found in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us will be released in late July 2012.