C.M. Simpson's Blog
September 23, 2025
Newly Released: The Expanding Universe, Volume 11: A Science Fiction Exploration
The Expanding Universe Volume 11, is now available. Edited by Craig Martelle, this collection of military science fiction explores the question posed by Arthur C. Clarke: "“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe, or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”Inspired by the question, the authors in The Expanding Universe Volume 11, let their imaginations run wild, speculating
August 19, 2025
Available for Pre-Order - 3.5 Weeks to Release: The Expanding Universe 11
The Expanding Universe, Volume 11, releases in 3.5 weeks' time, and is the only place you'll find 'A Warrior's Wish, a military science-fiction short story about colonization, corporate politics, and first contact.What's it About?Explore the universe… with the 11th Volume of The Expanding Universe, a short-story collection to pique your interest and sharpen your mind.“Two possibilities
NEW RELEASE: Ducky
Ducky has just been uploaded for immediate release. It is one of my earliest pieces, and one of my very few experimental pieces. It plays with the idea of interconnectedness, from both the perspective of a story's connections with the real world and from the perspective of connections between characters and the broader elements of their world...and it is told from three perspectivesWhat's it
May 28, 2025
IASFA Promotion - Fantasy Short Stories
This month's IASFA promotion focuses on fantasy short stories!Whether it's wizards, elves, fae, or dragons, you can join the IASFA mailing list and find some discounted or free short stories to explore. You can find the short stories, here: https://iasfa.org/may25/. Some are free, and others range between 0.99 to 2.99, but they are all fantasy, and all short. My two offerings for this month
May 17, 2025
May 16, 2025
May I Write a Novel Challenge Progress Check – May 01-07, 2025
It’s May16, for those of us on the east coast of the O.Z. and this is my mid-day breakand I’m looking back and celebrating the May milestones I’ve already hit forthis challenge. To be fair, my private goal was 4k/day, so, knowing Life hasbeen kicking my backside lately, I halved it to 2k/day. This is how the firstseven days of the challenge went. May 1Startedthe challenge
May 15, 2025
May 4, 2025
Stand-Alone Short Story Just Released: Fate in the Sun
In this dark science-fiction shortstory: the colonists of Canon V live underground—those thatcan, anyway. Those that are born unable, I help guide to the surface, and thenI try to warn them of the creatures that come from beyond the rifts. Somelisten. Most run screaming. With the creatures coming more often, the lastthing any of us expected was corporate intervention. Is it a deal worth
Accountability - April 27-May 3, 2025
Accountability for last week is as follows:
Today's Videos - May 5, 2025
Today's first three videos come from the game play and reading channels. From travels in Eorzea, to a short poem, and an expedition into a citadel imprisoning great evil, we have:
