CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

The stand-alone short story,  Stiletto's Luck , is now available for pre-order. Releasing in just under fivedays' time, this short, dark fantasy piece is my only foray into the genre of angels vs. demons...although in this case it is more that the interdimensional foes thus named are creating havoc on yet another world.   What's it About? As a bodyguard, assassin, spy, and demon hunter, Stiletto walks the edge of an eternal war, refusing to ally with the most logical choice, but what happens when an angel saves his life? Is the debt ephemeral or eternal? And what are his choices?   How Does It Start? Sheathed in a suit that shifted with the colors of a city night, Stiletto crouched in the shadows, looking very much like the other gargoyles on the roof line, but one set far too close to the casement. Those he’d arranged to meet in the room beyond had been on time. They’d come, as arranged, bringing no nasty surprises and no extras, but he wanted to learn something m...

Gulvane and the Dragon is this month's first short story release, and it's now available on pre-order. Releasing on the fourteenth, this fantasy short story explores the idea of an elven lifetime being divided into rooms, and couples it to the idea that dragons choose their familiars with care. What's it About? Gulvane and the Dragon is a short story about an elven wizard ready to transition to his fifth lifetime, a dragon who's always wanted an elf of his own, and memories locked away. When the dragon wants to unleash the pain of his past, Gulvane faces a choice: Take the beast's offer, and risk his past lives tearing him apart, or walk away. How does it Start? Gulvane walked the corridors of his mind, going deep into himself to remember who he was, and explore who he might become. The years of an elf were long, many more times longer than the span of an average mortal, and Gulvane was reaching another century, his third as a wizard, his seventh as an elf. In t...

This Year's Star Fish has just been released on Smashwords, Amazon-Kindle, and DriveThruFiction, as well as for distribution via Draft2Digital. This fantasy short follows the theme of pursuing a dream. Every year the fish come down from the stars, and every year Faulknor hopes they come for him. Well, this year he’s tired of waiting; this year it’s his turn to do the seeking. This year, he’s going to catch himself the fish of his dreams. This year, he’s coming for them… just as soon as he’s finished with the assassin, and the elf with its human and orc sidekicks. Yeah, after that he’s going to find himself a fish.