CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

The first of this month's short story releases is now available on pre-order. You can find the link to all its current platforms on this Books2Read page : https://books2read.com/u/bW8wZ1 .   What's it about? Harper's Choice is an updated version of the urban-fantasy science-fiction short story found in the Pixie-Dust Dreaming collection. It is the tale of a young woman who is rescued by an elf, approved of by the pixies, and protected by the unicorns. Harper returns to the world of man, to find it greatly changed.Fate has drawn her dance card, and rudely changed the tune. Will she surrender to its whims? Or find the courage to choose the next few dance steps for herself?   How does it Start?   “The world turns differently for each of us, and we have no choice but to turn with it, to take its hand and dance the next set of steps.” Those were the words Argyllis had lived by, and by those words he had died. I stared down at his body, and thought what a liar he had been. ...

 Videos released on the Youtube Channel today, include:     Coverage of the latest Final Fantasy XIV Online event: Valentione's Day. You can find it here: https://youtu.be/PLOahhkYP1k       AND     A day with Blaze at Fireside Farms in the latest Coral Island Episode, which can be found here: https://youtu.be/1E7GmfSjqV4

The Moogle Treasure Trove 1st Hunt for Genesis, 2024, begins, and Clear sets out to see which of her preparations will let her take part.

  January was a month for science fiction and fantasy, as I released my first three, stand-alone short stories: Jalaya: a science-fiction short story, updated from the version you can read in A Collection of Battle and Its Aftermath. Jalaya blends: a yearly tradition, a dance not forgotten, a planet torn by a long-running war, and a family separated by battle and time.Hunted by an implacable foe, and driven into the ruins of a town he once called home, Mark Leader, Michael, must try to save his people against savage odds...and try, too, to save the woman he loves. Will the secrets of their past save or doom their future? You can find links to it on this Books2Read pag e: https://books2read.com/u/3JGvge The Lost Kings: is a fantasy short story, tweaked the tiniest bit since its appearance in A Collection of Shifters. It is the story of: a city under siege, a dragon under cover, five kings lost to time, and two orphans running for their lives. Hunted by invaders, Valan races t...

The stand-alone edition of the science-fiction short story, Earth and Lunar Dreaming , released TODAY, and is now available for purchase. It can be found individually at any of the platforms on this Books2Read link , and it can be found as one of the stories in: A Collection of Shifters. For those of you wondering what it's all about. Well... The Short Version: What's a wolf to do when a kid in strife demands his help, and kidnaps his laptop to ensure it?  The Longer Version: A werewolf on the moon. A kit that wants to be a human girl. A vigilante corporation with interstellar reach. And dreams of an Earth return. When Chitin decides to protect a young shapeshifter, he takes on more than he knows. Can he negotiate an ending that will see her stay free, and help him build his dream of returning to a renewed Earth? How It Begins: The halls of the moon were bustling with people—usually, but Chitin chose to roam the ones that everyone else avoided. He liked the relati...