CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s verse moves from  a verse about set texts to a series of haiku about ships leaving it a planet. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Silver to the Sky silver shines the tang of metal bleeds across the tongue ozone burns singeing our nostrils bitter air red flame burns bright cylinders climb silver tears moisture shines gleaming rivers flow cheeks glisten ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can find the first two poetry collections at the links below - although there are plans to reissue them with more genre-appropriate covers in the future. The third collection will be released later in the year. books2read.com/u/mVLQZb books2read.com/u/bxgyLd ...

This week’s short story takes us from a world of dragons, wizards and dragon pacts to a science fiction story of princes, princesses, trolls and true love. Welcome to Hammer & the Trolls . In a world where trolls can invade a castle from the inside, an interstellar prince finds he’s not the only one who can fire a sun-cannon, and the princess discovers she isn’t the only one who needs rescuing. Hammer & the Trolls is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: books2read.com/u/b5EeRb . You can also find Kristine Kathryn Rusch's latest free short story over on her blog: kriswrites.com . Why don't you go and check it out?

LAST WEEK, Simone revealed she was being monitored by a company psi and said it would be better if Tiger didn't talk to her anymore. This week, Tiger begs her not to leave, and sends her something to help her deal with the psi. Chapter 10 Excerpt – Please Don't Say Goodbye Simone? Simone? PLEASE answer me. Please. Pleasepleasepleaseplease…. Simone? Well. Fine. I don’t know what you’ve done, or how you’re doing, but I’m going to come find you. So, don’t give up. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The complete series is available as short, individual ebooks, and will become available as an omnibus, later this year. In the meantime, you can find them on this blog, until one week after the last chapter in the last book of the series has been posted, at which point this series will be taken down, and a new series serialised on site. books2read.com/u/4Awrze ...

This week’s verse moves from  a Crapsey cinquain about vampires to a poem I wrote while in university. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   To the Writers of the Mandatory Readings Theory schmeory give my head a break. I don’t need your Realism, or Constructivism for God’s sake! Literature schmiterature from which one do I partake? Each one is so tempting, what’s not to love or hate? And for those writers who are concise, whose words are clear and sharp, I lend those bright, rare creatures a place within my heart. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can find the first two poetry collections at the links below - although there are plans to reissue them with more...

This week’s short story takes us from the fantasy world of Tallameera and what happens when a world's deities take an active interest in their world to a tale of elves, dragons, bloodlines, and dragon pacts. Welcome to Gulvane & the Dragon . Preparing for a new era in his life, the wizard Gulvane walks the corridors of his mind, remembering the eras locked behind three doors. Forester, Fighter, Assassin. Behind each door lie the memories and skills of who and what he used to be, inaccessible, unless he chose to return to the professions he had left. Uncertain of where his life will lead him, or of what he will become, Gulvane wakes to find a dragon standing over his bed. Now, what would a creature such as that want with an elf like himself? Gulvane & the Dragon is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Gulvane-Dragon-Tales-Tzamesch-Simpson-ebook/dp/B00D18OLJO/ . You can also find Kristine Kathryn Rusch's la...

LAST WEEK, Tiger revealed he knew where Simone's parents and old classmate were. T his week, Simone reveals that the company has discovered her psi abilities and is monitoring her with a psi of their own. Chapter 9 Excerpt –Visits from the Psi Dear TT, I would love to dance with you, but I’m in trouble. I couldn’t hide the mind-reading from the company psi. I’m not sure I could hide anything from her. She came with the doctors, and I was curious. I mean, I could hear the other doctors coming down the corridor, but I couldn’t hear her. I could tell she was there. She was this presence. I tried to reach out and touch her mind, but it was like her mind wasn’t there. There were no thoughts. I couldn’t even sense emotion. I’m sorry if this is coming as a bit of a surprise to you, Tiges, but I didn’t want to write about it. Writing about it made it all too real, and who wants to make being this kind of different real, right? ---------------...