Pre-Order Available: 366 Days of Flash Fiction

366 Days of Flash Fiction ebook is now available for pre-order. This massive collection of horror, fantasy, and science fiction flash fiction releases on Friday, December 29, 2017, and is the last release for the year. You can find it for pre-order on Smashwords and Amazon. You can also find the paperback, in large-print only, on Amazon. This title will be distributed via Smashwords, Draft2Digital, and will available from DriveThruFiction, as well.

Inside these covers is a short story for every day of the leap year, some of which tell of the fantastic, others which take us to the stars and a myriad of other worlds, and still others that horrify with creeping tales of the undead. Every story is an exploration of something that might have been and never was, or something that might yet be. Take a break from the world that is, and explore other possibilities.

NEW RELEASE: Fate in the Sun by C.M. Simpson

We are pleased to announce the release of C.M. Simpson's latest science fiction short story, Fate in the Sun. The story is now available on Smashwords (in all formats), Amazon (in Kindle format), DriveThruFiction (as a PDF), and via Draft2Digital distribution. It will be included in a printed collection of 2017's work which will be published mid- to late- 2018.

On Canon V, the colonists live underground—those that can, anyway. Those that are born unable, I help guide to the surface, and then I try to warn them of the creatures that come from beyond the rifts. Some listen. Most run away screaming. With the creatures coming more often, now, the last thing any of us expected was for corporate intervention. Now, we just have to work out if they’re offering a deal worth taking, or if we’d be better off in the caves.

August 25 eBook Release: C.M. Simpson: Short Works from 2015 and 2016: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Steampunk

Released on August 25, C.M. Simpson: Short Works from 2015 and 2016: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Steampunk contains all the short stories and poems released inthe years 2015 and 2016.  The collection is available from Smashwords (in all formats), DriveThruFiction (as a PDF), Amazon.com (in Kindle format), and via Draft2Digital distribution.

Seventh sons and space colonies, bird flu and poetry from the stars, flying ships, early Australia and fairy, pixies and elves in modern urbania, all can be found in this collection of poems and tales.

June 2017 Releases

June

2nd

The Stars to Guide

When the stars told me my father would not return, my life changed—and my mother was not amused.

16th

This Year's Star Fish

(Amazon-Kindle and Draft2Digital)

Every year the fish come down from the stars, and every year Faulknor hopes they come for him. Well, this year he’s tired of waiting; this year it’s his turn to do the seeking. This year, he’s going to catch himself the fish of his dreams. This year, he’s coming for them… just as soon as he’s finished with the assassin, and the elf with its human and orc sidekicks. Yeah, after that he’s going to find himself a fish.

30th

Just a Dinosaur

The legends hinted at some kind of dinosaur. Oliver hoped it was a new species, and he had Nate believing him. Together, they hope to circumvent the prohibitions of intruding on a sacred site, to prove the creature existed—and all without their boss, and Nate’s lover, finding out. What exactly lies behind the legends—and, more importantly, will they be able to reveal it to the world?

NEW RELEASE: Just a Dinosaur

C.M. Simpson's spec-fic short story, Just a Dinosaur, is now live on DriveThruFiction, Draft2Digital, Amazon-Kindle, and Smashwords. It's a blend of horror, science fiction, urban fantasy, and social fiction.

The legends hinted at some kind of dinosaur. Oliver hoped it was a new species, and he had Nate believing him. Together, they hope to circumvent the prohibitions of intruding on a sacred site, to prove the creature existed—and all without their boss, and Nate’s lover, finding out. What exactly lies behind the legends—and, more importantly, will they be able to reveal it to the world?

Pre-Order Available: Just a Dinosaur

C.M. Simpson's speculative fiction short story is now available for pre-order from Smashwords and Amazon-Kindle. It's a mix of urban fantasy set in Australian bushland, horror, and science fiction, and also touches on social stereotypes.

The legends hinted at some kind of dinosaur. Oliver hoped it was a new species, and he had Nate believing him. Together, they hope to circumvent the prohibitions of intruding on a sacred site, to prove the creature existed—and all without their boss, and Nate’s lover, finding out. What exactly lies behind the legends—and, more importantly, will they be able to reveal it to the world?

Titles Released in January 2017

The following titles were released in January 2017:

ROAD TRIP

January 3rd, 2017

When Melange feels the pull of utter dread emanating from a road train parked at a rest stop near her home, she investigates. She had no intention of being trapped in the cab on the driver’s unexpected return, nor of being stuck in the truck when he is murdered during the first delivery. But she can’t stay there. She’s discovered the prisoners that were the source of the dread, and the trolls are coming to take them away. With time running short, she must find a way to avoid capture, and summon help, and that means getting past the troll and humans standing guard.

MEN OF SAND AND LIGHT

January 20th, 2017

It was meant to be a surprise for Allan’s farewell, but the only person who got surprised was me. And the only farewell I was lookin’ at was my own, which just shows it’s never a good idea to look too closely at your heroes—even when you’re asked to, because now I’m gonna need a little help. and I don’t know if it’ll come in time. 

New Cover: Road Trip by C.M. Simpson

Road Trip is an urban fantasy short story set in the Pixie Dust world. It will be released later this week, so we are very glad to have this arrive, today, and to be able to approve it.

When Melange feels the pull of utter dread emanating from a road train parked at a rest stop near her home, she investigates. She had no intention of being trapped in the cab on the driver’s unexpected return, nor of being stuck in the truck when he is murdered during the first delivery. But she can’t stay there. She’s discovered the prisoners that were the source of the dread, and the trolls are coming to take them away. With time running short, she must find a way to avoid capture, and summon help, and that means getting past the troll and humans standing guard.

New Release: 365 Days of Flash Fiction by C.M. Simpson

Science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy, speculative fiction and a touch of horror, this collection plays with just about every genre it can lay its hands on. C.M. Simpson explores new worlds, new settings and lets loose some ideas that just needed to be gotten out of her head.

If short stories are your thing, and the shorter the better, then why not try this collection of flash fiction by C.M. Simpson? Released today, U.S. Eastern Standard Time, 365 Days of Flash Fiction has one piece of flash for every day of the next twelve months.