CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

 I like to try and poetry from the perspective of someone else, someone looking at something a different way...or trying to write away a memory they'd rather not have. While I initially had a fantasy setting in mind for this piece, it could be set anywhere, from a space station to a 1980s pub. It's the character dealing with the memory and its trigger that is central, here. Red Wine Recalls Red wine in the glass Glistens like blood upon the ground Brings to mind the carnage That I not too long ago have found   My fingers tremble And, handshaking, I set the wine glass down My stomach rolls uncomfortably And I turn my gaze to the floor above   The memories, they linger My find, my loss…my love  

I’ve been away for a bit. Things got busy, and I got sick… again, and then I changed my routine, which threw me out. It always does. I think I’ve got that sorted, now, so I’ll get back into posting the first words of the day. Today, I worked on the fifth book in the Mack ‘n’ Me ‘n’ Odyssey series, with Cutter and Mack’s crew back to being their dysfunctional selves. Given I’ve put down 15,000 words since the last time I did this, this snippet is a bit longer than most. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mack ‘n’ Me: The Wolves of Alpha 9 “You have to give her orders to get her to behave?” He made it sound like the joke of a millennia. I didn’t have to look at Mack to see his mouth curl in distaste. His answer said it all. “Yup.” Barangail laughed, and I could see several of his guards smirking. Right now, I wanted to smack the ever-loving crap out of all of them… with my blaster. I felt my hand twitch, and then my arm froze. ...

With the release of Mack ‘n’ Me: The Transporter’s Favou,r the fourth book of the Mack ‘n’ Me ‘n’ Odyssey series fast approaching I’m continuing the first chapter reads, I was doing a while back. You can find the first chapter of the first book, Mack ‘n’ Me: Origins , HERE, and the first 500 words of the short story that takes place between these volumes, HERE. Today’s first chapter is from the second book in the Mack ‘n’ Me ‘n’ Odyssey series, Mack ‘n’ Me: Blaedergil’s Host . What’s it About? I stayed off Mack's radar for a good three months, or so I'd thought. Maybe he was just letting me run. He found me, kicked my ass and hauled me right back on board. He'd been doing that on and off for the past twelve months. Problem was, Odyssey was also on my tail, and, when this job was done, Mack was supposed to hand me back. Not gonna happen. And, now I was back to Square One: Kick free of Odyssey & kick free of Mack... just as soon as the mission was done, beca...