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  

This week’s verse moves from  a science-fiction verse about a corporate debt collecting take-over to a slightly eerie verse about a house with secrets. It is taken from Another 365 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2019. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Houseful of Secrets I would not whisper if I were you; I would not even speak. I would close my eyes tight-shut, and I would not risk a peek. I would not risk a peek, no matter what I heard, not even when something touched me. I would pray that it passed by. For this old house is ancient. This house its secrets keeps, and I would keep my eyes tight-closed in the hope that I would wake, when once I’d gone to sleep. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can find the first two poetry...