CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s short story takes us from the science fiction setting of one woman's war against aliens to a near-future post-apocalyptic tale of heritage and adventure. Welcome to Old Magic . After disaster and disease wipe out the world we know, powers carried by right of ancestry act as a sixth sense for trouble in a ruined city. Can she be the only one to have survived. Old Magic is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Old-Magic-C-M-Simpson-ebook/dp/B00B34KSWW/ . 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?

Old Magic is a short tale about surviving in post-apoc alyptic Melbourne by C.M. Simpson.   After disaster and disease wipe out the world we know, powers carried by right of ancestry act as a sixth sense for trouble in a ruined city. Can she be the only one to have survived? Old Magic is one of the short stories that will be included in An Anthology of Bloodlines. I t is currently available on Smashwords , a nd will soon be available on K obo, Kindle, iTunes , and Nook. First Page Excerpt: Old Magic Heather stood amidst the wreckage of the city in the cold, grey light of dawn. She felt the soft mist of the newly fallen rain settle on her arms. Constant and clingy, the rain reminded her of gum leaves, silver-grey with the same misty drops. It brought to mind the sharp scent of eucalypts on a damp mountainside, a scent that momentarily eclipsed the smell of sodden cement and bitumen in decay. The rain formed a patina of dew over her hair, making the top l...

Today, as part of my attempt to release one title a week, I released one of my earlier short stories: Old Magic. Set in post-apocalyptic Melbourne, Old Magic is about a meeting between survivors, and has an underlying theme of the inheritance in bloodlines. After disaster and disease wipe out the world we know, powers carried by right of ancestry act as a sixth sense for trouble in a ruined city. Can she be the only one to have survived? Old Magic is one of the short stories that will be included in An Anthology of Bloodlines . It is currently available on Smashwords , but will be releasing from Kindle, Kobo, Nook and iTunes soon.