Matthew Sylvester
Orks
Two little rejections
Back during my first round of kidney issues, I entered a Games Workshop submissions contest. The brief was simple, in under 250 words write two engaging and exciting stories. The first was to feature a battle between a space marine and an ork. The other was to be about a space marine briefing his men, … Continue reading
The first pricklings of doubt have raised their ugly heads
As many of you will be aware, I have been somewhat ill since October thanks to Kidney stone issues. Renal Colic is what they call it in medical parlance. On a side note I just realised that I used three words with foreign etymology in that last sentence. Regardless. Since October I’ve been on strong … Continue reading
Warhammer 40K Scenario – Eliminate the Asset
The Singeorge System had been beseiged on all fronts by the greenskin menace. Imperial forces are in full retreat, the Imperial Navy, Astra Militarum and Planetary Defence Force proving themselves to be completely inadequate. As the retreat gathers pace, more and more valuable servants of the God Emperor are being left behind, regular Imperial Forces … Continue reading
Hope Restored – A Black Library Rejection
Last year I attended the Black Library Weekender as a Gold Ticket holder and was invited to submit a 1,000 word story to them. Unfortunately for me it got rejected, which means that I won’t be joining the hallowed ranks of the likes of Gav Thorpe, David Guymer, Josh Reynolds, Graham McNeil, and Dan Abnett. … Continue reading
Chubb Fellowes: Is anyone out there?
Range, five hundred metres. Wind, five kloms per hour, easterly. Target moving at walking pace. Breathe in, breath out, breathe in, hold. Squeeze the trigger gently, release and breathe out. Slowly crawl backwards and relocate. The sound that the rifle made would have been hard to distinguish at fifty metres, let alone five hundred. The … Continue reading
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