CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

This week’s verse moves from  a science fiction verse about space flight  to a poem about the rising moon. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   The Veiled Moon The veiled moon rises high, s struggling comet, imprisoned by clouds, trapped close to the earth, its wedding-gown, whitened, drapes, black-edged centred by bright luminescence, a featureless glow in the centre of shrouds. Round-faced moon-eyed chrysalis-like, yet emergent. Great moon rises, thunderhead free, night sky and star convergent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 thi...

This week’s short story takes us from urban-fantasy science-fiction setting of a paranormal policing agent who discovers just how differently time moves in the elven lands to the newspaper commentary on the discovery of an alien and the makings of an intergalactic political incident. Welcome to Headlines from the Starman . When a mysterious pod is found on the moon, and an alien emerges, the press have a field day. This science-fiction short story is a first-contact tale that explores the relationship of the press to politics and to reality. Headlines from the Starman is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: books2read.com/u/mdKG0d . 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 was poised for flight. This week, Tiger tells her to be careful. Chapter 13 Excerpt – Don't Take Any Chances Simone, Before you send your next report… Look. I just wanted to tell you not to worry about the extra information. Just get yourself out of there, before they come back with whoever it is they’ve sent for. Don’t take any chances for me. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 books2read.com/u/mgrxdR ...

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...