CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Today, we meet P.R. Adams, one of the 20 contributors to the latest Expanding Universe anthology , and author of The Burning Sands , Rimes and Stefan Mendoza trilogies and the Elite Response Forc e  and The Chain series. Today, he's here to talk about what inspired his story "A Little Surprise" and why he writes. Please welcome him to the blog: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hi! I'm Phil. I publish under the name P. R. Adams. You can find my website at   http://p-r-adams.com/ or connect with me on Facebook at   http://facebook.com/PRAdamsAuthor/ . The Books link on my website shows my catalog and the Amazon button actually links to a service known as Books2Read, which redirects to whichever of the stores you like (Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, Nook, etc.). I'm a lover of genre. Science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense/thrillers, crime—I love them all. And I love mixing them up. My stories draw influence from all my ex...

There are 20 short stories in the latest volume of Craig Martelle’s The Expanding Universe anthologies. Today, with Craig's permission, we are taking a sneak peek at the start of P.R. Adam’s story, ‘A Little Surprise’ . Here’s how it begins: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Military plans never survive first contact with the enemy, but sometimes those disastrous changes can come with a little surprise. “All right, everyone, listen up!” Staff Sergeant Gerhardt ’s voice always made me cringe. Unfortunately, drop was imminent, and everyone was crowded around the entry to the Catapult drop bay, so there was no shutting off my earpiece to avoid him. Normally, when he gave his little preamble, I’d mute his ass and stare at an imaginary spot just behind him. Not today. With Travis —Sergeant Desai—still in the hospital thanks to me, I was the ranking private. “You’re Sergeant Wilson this mission.” Gerhardt had said that with...