CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Today's reading is the September 14 entry of 365 Days of Flash Fiction . Secrets and emerging seers are not a good mix in a land where warriors battle an ancient foe. You can listen to the reading here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G3rYfQGj0E   Science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy, speculative fiction and a touch of horror, this collection plays with just about every genre, touching on everything from dragons to mermaids and pixies to zombies and trolls, this collection has a little bit of everything to share.   3 RD EDITION NOTE: This edition is a renewed version of Editions 1 and 2, with the main changes being the new cover, new front and back matter, extensive re-paragraphing, Americanization of spelling, and some minor word changes. Outside those changes, most of the content remains unchanged. Cover art is by Jake at JCaleb Design . And you can find the collection here: https://books2read.com/u/4NwrOo  

Sometimes acrostic poems form a name. Here is a simple one based around a Greek myth: More than anything you loved Its surface brightly gleaming Dinars, bullion, jewellery, bars of gold As though they could all beauty hold So your price of learning is oft told Why don’t you give it a try? Try writing at least one acrostic, using a name for inspiration, every day this week. You can find out more about how to write acrostics from the following sites: http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrostic http://poetry.about.com/od/poeticforms/g/abecedarian.htm http://classiclit.about.com/od/literaryterms/g/aa_abcedarianpo.htm http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic/ http://grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/acrosticterm.htm http://www.edu.pe.ca/stjean/playing%20with%20poetry/Hickey/acrostic.htm http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/how-to-write-an-acrostic-poem/