C.M. Simpson's Blog

Just a quick note to let you know the next two 3rd Ed. releases in the Mack 'n' Me 'n' Odyssey series (Mack and Me: Blaedergil's Host, 3rd Edition, and Mack and Me: Arach, 3rd Edition) are available for FREE in the latest IASFA science fiction promotion.There are a lot of good books in this one, including titles from, among others, G Cockel, Julia Huni, Ginger Booth, Audrey Sharpe, Drew Avera,

 So, I've just released Mack and Me: Arach, and I'm working on the format for the next book in the series, and I get to the part where Cutter is watching the Shady Marie being boarded by a werewolf hunt squad with only Rohan to greet them:----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

With the arach plot on K'Kavar defeated, and the events of Mack 'n' Me: Arach behind them, Mack and the crew head out on some mandatory, and much-needed, R&R, but the evening does not run smoothly, and the team must move quickly to survive it. Links to stores can be found at this Books2Read site: https://books2read.com/u/479xQ7.What&... it About?

In an urban-fantasy world where magic has newly returned, crime adapts...and policing must adapt to fit, but that is not the focus of this story. In this story, a teenager from the poorer part of town tries to escape, after stumbling across a new form of criminal activity. That is the story told in Tischa's Rescue. Links to stores can be found at this Books2Read site: https://books2read.com/u/

Progress is asfollows:1. Re-establish writing habit: not established2. Establish exercise habit: establishing: movedfrom exercising every off day to 2 days exercise, 1 day rest;3. Alter dietary habits: establishing: coffee at1/day, water increased, portion-size decreased;4. Sleep habits: not established, struggling – familyroutine variations are creating an additional challenge;5.

The first stand-alone edition of the paramilitary science-fiction short story, Dinner and a Show, is now available on pre-order. Releasing on February 12, 2026, this short piece about a night out on the town gone very wrong takes us back into the world of Mack 'n' Me 'n' Odyssey. Look for it at you favorite on-line bookstore, or check the following Books2Read link: https://books2read.com/u/

The second edition of the stand-alone urban fantasy short story, Tischa's Rescue, is now available on pre-order. Releasing on February 5, 2026, this short piece about an escape, a rescue, and dealing with crime in a world where magic has returned. Look for it at you favorite on-line bookstore, or check the following Books2Read link: https://books2read.com/u/3JdypP.What&... it About?Pursuedthrough

From dark-ish paramilitary science fiction to dark-ish science-fantasy, and from agents working for the trans-galactic good to a magical being who lives a life of retrieval and protection, the second short story for January explores what the mythic banshee might become if they existed...and lived in a distant future.What's it About?

After last week’shiccup, and the health-scare that followed, I’m trying a few new things thatI’m not ready to talk about in full. They involve a little catch-up, a lot offorward planning, and a lifestyle shake-up that will impact my work capacity.This shake-up will lead into a habit change that will take around six weeks toestablish, so definitive goals will be scarce, and global aims will