CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Everything has its Price is the second short story to be found in An Anthology of Dragons . It is also available as a stand-alone short story. When a young squire asks for a place at a merchant caravan's encampment, the price is a story. The tale she tells is one of a blin d bard's encounter with a dragon, but the ending is interrupted by the arrival of the knight she serves. Everything has its Price is available from Smashwords , Kobo , Kindle , Nook and the iTunes bookstores. First Page: Everything has its Price “And what would you offer for a place by our fire?” the merchant-guildsman demanded. I let my eyes travel doubtfully over his portly, dust-covered frame and ignored the knight who had ridden up behind me. “A tale,” I replied. The knight snorted and rode past to make his camp not far from that of the caravan. I caught the gleam of interest that sprang into the guildsman’s eye before he could hide it. “A tale,” he repeated eyeing me with the s...

Darkness and Light is one of the short stories to be included in An Anthology of Gods and Older Magic . It is currently only available as a stand-alone short story. Abselia has traveled a long way to reach the trading town. Shadows move at her arrival, and light shimmers in dismay. Can light’s champion find the stronghold of shadows, and solve the puzzle of its strength, or is she doomed to failure like all who have gone before? Darkness and Light is a short tale of dark fantasy and a battle older than time. It is currently available as a stand-alone title at Smashwords , but will shortly become available at Kobo, Kindle, and iTunes. It is one of the stories which will be incorporated into An Anthology of Gods and Older Magic .