CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

The first stand-alone edition of the paramilitary science-fiction short story, Dinner and a Show, is now available on pre-order. Releasing on February 12, 2026, this short piece about a night out on the town gone very wrong takes us back into the world of Mack 'n' Me 'n' Odyssey. Look for it at you favorite on-line bookstore, or check the following Books2Read link: https://books2read.com/u/479xQ7 . What's it About? When a night out on the town ends with Mack, me and the crew in cuffs and being retrieved, I get ordered to make some mischief, but how can I do that, make sure I get Mack and the rest of his crew back, rescue Rohan, sidestep Delight, and somehow not crash us into yet another planetary surface? Mind the shuttle, indeed! How Does It Start? Mack met me the second I stepped into the teleport center, sliding in front of me and laying a hand on my shoulder. I looked down at the hand, then up at him. “We’re all supposed to be on leave,” I reminded him...

A crystalline canyon. Cats and spinners hidden along the walls. A missing flyer. A stolen child. And an agent and her nemesis working together to bring them to safety. When Odyssey Agent Catriona Delight is called from hunting a renegade to undertake a mission to rescue a child, her salvager, and another missing agent, she finds herself working with Cutter, Mack and Tens, all ex-Odyssey and antagonistic. Can they work together to reach their target in time, or will their differences bring the mission to failure on a hostile world? Reflections tells the story of one of the many missions Cutter and Mack undertook in between the novels in the Mack 'n' Me series. This one takes place between Books 5 and 6 of the series, Mack 'n' Me: The Wolves of Alpha 9 and Mack 'n' Me: Diplomacy 101. You can find links to this newly released, stand-alone, novelette-length, science-fiction short story on this Books2Read page : https://books2read.com/u/m2JyWr , or r...

 It's March - and I've started what will be my third...fourth?... book for the year, The Unearthed , Book 4 in the Strays of Lunar One series. Books 1-3 have already been released, and I'm enjoying the writing, so, without further ado, here's an early peek at the first chapter as it currently stands: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   1—New Friends, New Hunt     “You need a mate.” Oliver turned in his seat, wondering how Lewis was going to handle this one. It wasn’t their first flight out with their new clan brothers, but it was one of a very few…and Lewis was tired of the constant cracks about his single status. He started to worry when Lewis gave an exaggerated sigh. “Now, what have I told you Lugarth?” Lewis replied, and reached over to lay his hand on his fellow scout’s knee. “I don’t need anyone when I have you.” Stunned silence followed. Well, fuck, ...