Autumnal Threat
Autumnal Threat

Author: C.M. Simpson

Publisher: C.M. Simpson

Published: 2024-06-06

Total Pages: 30

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A science-fiction short story involving: 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?

Memory's Return
Memory's Return

Author: C.M. Simpson

Publisher: C.M. Simpson

Published: 2024-07-05

Total Pages: 36

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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?

A Collection of Lost Ships and Colonies
A Collection of Lost Ships and Colonies

Author: C.M. Simpson

Publisher: C.M. Simpson

Published: 2022-09-14

Total Pages: 249

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From ships lost to accidents in warp, space pirates and plague, to colonies facing unexpected rivals, and new lifeforms on the ground, this collection draws on some of the what-ifs and maybes surrounding humanity’s future among the stars. From flash fiction to novelette-length short stories to verse, the speculation runs from the idea of corporate takeovers of colony worlds, to unusual critter incursions, to the simplicity of plague, and how our future selves might cope when facing the gamut of human emotion on an extra-terrestrial stage.

The Duel
The Duel

Author: C.M. Simpson

Publisher: C.M. Simpson

Published:

Total Pages: 26

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A short story where a stranger walks into a tavern, and the local lordling is his usual obnoxious self. After all, what could a stranger want in a bar like this? And why would he put up with the lordling’s company?

Autumnal Dust
Autumnal Dust

Author: Julian Wright

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-10-23

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 0244941874

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From the author of The Flood and The Drought comes this charming collection of verse. Within this elegant volume Wright demonstrates his prowess, showing there's a lot more to autumn than simply falling leaves.

Reluctant Liaison
Reluctant Liaison

Author: C.M. Simpson

Publisher: C.M. Simpson

Published: 2024-10-10

Total Pages: 30

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A short story involving: a car crash, a cliff face, and a swarm of overexcited pixies. Given a choice between a very long drop and the very thing I'd fled didn't make things any better. How in either of our two worlds was i going to navigate this one? More importantly, how was i going to get out of this tree before it let go of the cliff?

The Buried Blade
The Buried Blade

Author: C.M. Simpson

Publisher: C.M. Simpson

Published: 2024-10-03

Total Pages: 37

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A short story concerning an invisible enemy and an unheard song stalk a farmer’s field, a visiting college student unearths a mystery, and hints of an ancient order, and the embers of an old war threaten to rekindle. Can Amanda discover the reason her uncle’s field is dying, without falling victim herself?