CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s verse moves from  a speculative poem about human communication to another science fiction piece about space travel. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2017. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Flying to the  Sky Flying to freedom heights, flying to where cold bites through coats and skin and flesh to bone, alone, and yet, in company we fly above, Earth and air, sea and sky. We starship fly. We fly! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Harper's early days in the Paranormal Operations Squad where unicorns can lead to all kinds of trouble to a point in her future where rescuing pixies leads her to discovering just how differently time moves in the elven lands. Welcome to Harper's Choice . “The world turns differently for each of us, and we have no choice but to take its hand and dance the next set of steps.” (Argyllis, 2017) Harper disagreed. Rescuing pixies from drug-runners, and working alongside unicorns and elves was part of her job. The world had turned, and she had chosen, but, when she is badly injured and taken into the elven realms, Harper finds she has a whole new set of steps to choose—and that time, indeed, moves differently in the Other World. Harper's Choice is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: books2read.com/u/31xPnn . You can also find Kristine Kathryn Rusch's latest free short story ov...

LAST WEEK, Simone revealed that she was in grave danger from the company. This week, she sends Tiger another letter, telling him she's leaving, and which of her classmates to look for. She promises to be in touch. Chapter 12 Excerpt – Time to Go Okay Tiges,     This will be the last letter you get from me for a while. I’ve attached all the files, and I’ve forwarded you some more. You should have those already, okay? Looks like some of the doctors have already left. The head traffic outside my door is less than usual, and some are thinking of what they’re going to be doing, or of seeing their families, again. They want to hug them close and not think about what’s happening to me. I didn’t know families weren’t allowed on this facility. That’s pretty interesting—and pretty scary, too. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The complete series is available as short, individual ebooks, and wil...

This week’s verse moves from  a science-fiction series of haiku about ships leaving for the stars to a series of experimental verse about human communication. It is taken from 365 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2014. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conversing with the World Prat the kak, chew the fat, talk to colleagues and your friends. Meaningless prattle, to tell tales or tattle, kids to each other, and each to themselves in a time where words are a means to an end. Spinning shit, talk a bit, drop me a line, come chat any time, conversing with the world. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. T...

This week’s short story takes us from the far-flung romance of an interplanetary couple and a rescue from invading trolls to the kinds of trouble that following unicorns can lead to Welcome to Harper & the Unicorn . When Harper goes after a lone unicorn without back-up she’s breaking every rule, and none. The only questions are: will her partner get to her before things go totally to pieces, and exactly how much havoc can one lone unicorn and a P.O.S. officer create before back-up arrives? Harper & the Unicorn is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: books2read.com/u/38rqqL . 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, Tiger begged Simone not to say goodbye. This week, Simone reveals that she is in grave danger and has to escape the company facility she's in - and that she might have trouble keeping in touch. Chapter 11 Excerpt – Gotta Get Out Dear Tiger, I don’t believe you did that! Are you INSANE? You nearly got us both caught. Did you know those exercises you taught me were military-grade? As in special ops classified? Did you even know what database you were in? Because I got them right, and they work real well, but I should never even have known they existed. They’re not normal blocking exercises. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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,...