CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

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This week’s verse moves from an experimental verse about a chance meeting to a science fiction verse that speculates on the secrets held in stories. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   How the Stories Fly From centuries gone by, how the stories dance and fly, how they dance and fly and bend the present troubled times of men, and how we have paid no heed to every story deed, to our past of present’s creed, denied the tales which tell us how to stop the ever-present bleed. Our souls are running dry, and we’ve no more tears to cry. The days, the days they fly, as we ignore the stories flowing by. Are we too afraid to try, to reach out and catch them passing by, to learn their secrets, stem the tide of tragedy? Are we afraid that we might fly, past defeat t...

This week’s short story takes us from from a near-future post-apocalyptic story of heritage and adventure to the slightly humourous adventures of the crew aboard the starship Mythicus . Welcome to On a Ship Called Mythicus .   Pirate hunting was never easy, but the chase was only half the fun. Watching the captain try not to burn his way through another console, Cristo tries not drool at the sight of their prey, while wondering how he’s ever going to keep the werewolf under control when their finally released to hunt the pirate down. On a Ship Called Mythicus is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Ship-Called-Mythicus-C-M-Simpson-ebook/dp/B008Q5RQKI/ . 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 that the mutation was bringing out the killer in her. This week, Tiger says not to let it worry her; that she'll still be Simone to him. Chapter 4 Excerpt – Get Better Soon Dear Simone To say your last letter was disturbing is an understatement. I’ve never had anyone who wanted to eat me, before. I mean, I’ve had people hunt me. FedExplore did that with its bounty hunters, and the aliens definitely did that, but they were taking everyone they could get. I’m thinking that’s the closest thing to what you mean—the aliens. They were definitely hunting, and if it wasn’t for food, then it definitely wasn’t for anything good. And I know you’re not like them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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...

This week’s verse moves from an urban fantasy piece about a pixie's whose trick turns sour to an experimental poem about a chance meeting. It is taken from 366 Days of Poetry , a collection of mixed-genre poetry released in 2016. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Where Do You Live? “Do you live in the hills?” he said, he did. “Do you live way up there in the rocks?” “I live in the hills,” I replied, I did, “safe in the rocks in the hills.” “Will you show me where?” he said, he did, “so that I may come calling there?” “Why don’t I come see you,” I carefully replied, “in your home in the valley below?” “But it is a long way, from your hills and your rocks,” he said, he did, he said, “and we are both here, by the stream, with our socks.” I took my washing and fled. -------------------------------------------------------------...

This week’s short story takes us from the science fiction setting of one woman's war against aliens to a near-future post-apocalyptic tale of heritage and adventure. Welcome to Old Magic . After disaster and disease wipe out the world we know, powers carried by right of ancestry act as a sixth sense for trouble in a ruined city. Can she be the only one to have survived. Old Magic is available as a stand-alone short story at the following links: https://www.amazon.com/Old-Magic-C-M-Simpson-ebook/dp/B00B34KSWW/ . 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 revealed Simone shouldn't have been able to talk to him. This week, Simone shows that the mutation has continued... and that the hunting side they saw in the others has show up in her, too. Chapter 3 Excerpt – The Beast Side Emerges Dear Tiger, You know how you said you’d try to stop me from eating something I’d regret when I remembered? Well, I think you failed. You know how I had a collection of little critters? I don’t have that collection any more. They’re all gone, Tiges… and I feel like I’ve eaten enough for twenty of me. There’s fur and feathers everywhere… and blood, so much blood. I’m going to need to clean things up in here. It’s a mess of congealing brown with highlights of red. And the smell… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The complete series is available as short, individual ebooks, and will become available as an omnibus, later this year. In the meantime, you ...