CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

I came around to a stranger’s touch. And familiar faces I didn’t remember. Memories surfaced slowly, but would they return in time to save the mission? Or our lives? And what about those we’re sworn to protect? Only time will tell, and we have no time. With events coming to a head, we have to roll out…and be prepared to defeat the traitor in our midst, as we bring our investigation to a close. Can we do it before they strike again? Well, there’s only way to find out, isn’t there? Memory's Return is another story from the Paranormal Operations Squad, this time told by Oni, an officer who comes to with no memory of what happened or who she used to work with. This quickly changes, however, and things get more complicated from there. For instance, there's this operation they need to close, and not a lot of time to close it in...and then there's the paperwork, and a traitor in their midst. You can find links to this newly released, stand-alone, urban fantasy sho...

With all that's gone on in the last month or so, I've missed a couple of important announcements, not least of which is that the anthology BOLTS OF FICTION has launched! It was released on June 15, 2024, on the UK's National Flash Fiction Day . All proceeds from this anthology go to the World Land Trust charity .  In the collection, you will find pieces of flash from writers across the world, including my piece, 'Unbinding the Past '. You can find Bolts of Fiction on Amazon in ebook or print form, or on the Devil's Rock Publishing site. Check it out, if you like flash fiction.

A crystalline canyon. Cats and spinners hidden along the walls. A missing flyer. A stolen child. And an agent and her nemesis working together to bring them to safety. When Odyssey Agent Catriona Delight is called from hunting a renegade to undertake a mission to rescue a child, her salvager, and another missing agent, she finds herself working with Cutter, Mack and Tens, all ex-Odyssey and antagonistic. Can they work together to reach their target in time, or will their differences bring the mission to failure on a hostile world? Reflections tells the story of one of the many missions Cutter and Mack undertook in between the novels in the Mack 'n' Me series. This one takes place between Books 5 and 6 of the series, Mack 'n' Me: The Wolves of Alpha 9 and Mack 'n' Me: Diplomacy 101. You can find links to this newly released, stand-alone, novelette-length, science-fiction short story on this Books2Read page : https://books2read.com/u/m2JyWr , or r...

An alien autumn. An unseen predator. Deadly burrowers and an oncoming winter. And bugs big enough to ride. Joaquin only wants to warn his daughter of a new danger. To keep her safe. To make her understand her mother isn’t coming back, while keeping her alive. But what if he’s wrong? What if Mariam really did survive? What if, when everything looks like it’s going wrong, it’s really going right? Autumnal Threat is Joaquin's story. It is a father's story...and the story of a husband who misses his wife, and wants to keep his daughter safe from a new threat on their frontier world. It's a story of hope, and not giving up, and of family, as well as an exploration of what an alien eco-system might look like. It was a lot of fun to write. You can find links to this newly released, stand-alone, science-fiction short story on this Books2Read page: https://books2read.com/u/mgyopK or read an earlier version in A Collection of Lost Ships and Colonies .  

 It's finally out. Bid the Moon Goodbye is one of the stories exploring the early days of Lunar One, when humans discovered shapeshifters walked among them, and tolerance for the discovery was hard to come by. What's it About? This story is told from the perspective of a werewolf family, whose true nature is discovered, when their son has a melt-down at school, and follows their attempts to flee the moon before the anti-werewolf faction of humanity hunts them down. You can find links to where it is available on this Books2Read page : https://books2read.com/u/m2J7gk , and subscribers to my ReamStories page at the Perimeter Surveillance level and higher can begin reading it straight away. How Does It Start? Hagel ran his toy truck back and forth along the floor. He made no sound, but his small brow was furrowed in concentration, and his knuckles showed white through a bristling layer of downy fur. Jervis watched him, frowning and wondering what to do. The cub was upset,...