CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

An illicit auction, a retired military operative, and a shape-shifting diplomat from behind enemy lines. Peace is at stake, and the future of mankind rests on Captain Felicity Shannara Jones’s shoulders. Will she return the lizardine’s ancestral blade? Or will she keep it as the valuable artifact it is? And can she remember where she hid it? The Reptile's Blade is the last r elease for January 2025. It explores the politics of greed and acquisition in a far-flung human future, and the consequences of both. In particular, it is about Captain Felicity Shannara Jones, a liaison and operative for Earth High Council, and the past that saw her retired from active duty, and which haunts her still. You can find The Reptiles' Blade as a stand-alone short story at a number of locations listed at this Books2Read link : https://books2read.com/u/4APAZN OR You can find it as part of A Collection of Shifters , a collection of short fiction and poetry themed around shapeshifters in a m...

The stand-alone edition of the science-fiction short story, Earth and Lunar Dreaming , released TODAY, and is now available for purchase. It can be found individually at any of the platforms on this Books2Read link , and it can be found as one of the stories in: A Collection of Shifters. For those of you wondering what it's all about. Well... The Short Version: What's a wolf to do when a kid in strife demands his help, and kidnaps his laptop to ensure it?  The Longer Version: A werewolf on the moon. A kit that wants to be a human girl. A vigilante corporation with interstellar reach. And dreams of an Earth return. When Chitin decides to protect a young shapeshifter, he takes on more than he knows. Can he negotiate an ending that will see her stay free, and help him build his dream of returning to a renewed Earth? How It Begins: The halls of the moon were bustling with people—usually, but Chitin chose to roam the ones that everyone else avoided. He liked the relati...