CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Treaty Time is the fifth short story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us , the third Simpson Anthology, and it starts like this: Ariel had been frantic when she found Varian gone. She had searched the house, then the stables and the work sheds. She had searched the gardens and the kennels and then she had called Grey.   can be found in Treaty Time is another science fiction story, set on the same world as Nothing, albeit a few years later. In this tale, humankind has established a foothold on the planet, but tensions between the humans and shapeshifters remain. Treaty Time is approximately 3,320 words in length. An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us was released in late July 2012.

Nurse is the fourth short story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us , the third Simpson Anthology, and it starts like this: The nurse stood by the edge of the bed and glanced at her patient. She took the young man’s hand and began to bandage his mangled finger. It was the least gruesome injury she’d seen that day and he was her last patient. It had been a long and particularly busy day, and the nurse was looking forward to the end of a long shift. Her name tag called her Alison; the hospital records knew her as Alison Glaze.   can be found in  Nurse is a short horror story in a contemporary urban setting, and features a secretive species of vampire and its newest recruit. Nurse is approximately 2,540 words in length. An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us was released in late July 2012.

Esmeralda and the Breeze is the third short story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us , the third Simpson Anthology, and it starts like this: Esmeralda sat upon the front step of her veranda. She sat and looked over her front garden, across the white-washed palings of her fence and past the pond on the village green. She sat and stared at the forest beyond.   can be found in    Esmeralda and the Breeze is a magic realism tale centered around a young girl who grows up and estranges herself from her own family. Esmeralda and the Breeze is approximately 1,820 words in length. An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us was released in late July 2012.

A slow week. Current Projects The following progress was made on my current projects: ·          Novella2A: Added 2,000 words. Publishing The following tasks related to publishing were completed this week: ·          Commissioned cover art for RomanceNovel1 ; ·          Updated blog 4 times ·          Formatted and uploaded Anthology3 – An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . ·          Updated LinkedIn and Goodreads with An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us details.

Nothing is the second short story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us , the third Simpson Anthology, and it starts like this: It was dawn on the prairie. The sun rose, red-gold, in a sea of pale blue sky, and was reflected in apricots and peaches on a sea of ice-green grass. The soft morning wind did nothing to ease the winter cold from the air.   can be found in  Nothing is a science fiction tale in which humans and shapeshifters find themselves locked in a battle for supremacy after a colony ship crashes. Nothing is approximately 1,250 words in length.

Shadow Life is the first short story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us , the third Simpson Anthology, and it starts like this: I took a short cut down the alley. The moon was full, the night was late and I was alone. None of these things worried me.   can be found in Shadow Life is a contemporary paranormal urban horror which opens with Denie discovering the murder of Nicola, her lover. While Denie was sworn not to reveal the secrets of the night to Nicola, others were not so bound, and with Nicola’s death, Denie discovers just how much of a free spirit Nicola truly was. Her need for vengeance overrides her scruples about crossing the line between life and undeath, and Denie joins with the vampires in order to wreak justice on Nicola’s killer. Shadow Life is approximately 5,250 words in length.

A much more respectable effort this week. Still not ideal, but improving. Current Projects The following progress was made on my current projects: ·          Novella2A (PenName1): Added 5,000 words. ·          DarkFantasy1A: (Rewrite) Added 1,000 words. ·          SciFiNovel4: Revised first two chapters. Started fleshing out outline and backstory so writing could commence. ·          Anthology7: Four poems complete (see below). Three forms: two haiku series, one non-rhyming verse, and one 100-word non-rhyming paragraph. Publishing The following publishing tasks were completed this week: ·          Formatted and uploaded ShortStory12—Peace Flower to Amazon and Smashwords. ·          Updated blog x 3 ·    ...