Matthew Sylvester
shattered lands
Spring Heeled Jack – It wasn’t supposed to happen like this.
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I’m supposed to die in bed, of old age. Constable John Scott gasped in agony as he tried to push his guts back through the savage tears in his stomach. The pain threatened to overwhelm him, and with a half-sob, half-retch, he vomited green bile. His scream was … Continue reading
Self-publishing should not equal dross
I read a lot. IBS means that I can get through a fair number of books. Recently I bought a Kindle, as I was running out of space for my ‘real’books, and hated having to throw them out. Being a bit of a tight-wad, I immediately went to the free section on Amazon and downloaded … Continue reading
iPod Short – Blaise Maximillian & the Black Marketeer
Being hit hurts. That’s the whole point of hitting you hit someone to hurt them and stop them hurting you back. There are a number of things that you can do when being hit in the face. The first is to give in to the pain. Being hit hurts, even the biggest and toughest of … Continue reading
iPod short – Blaise Maximillian and the trench
Trench warfare is one of the dirtiest forms there are. First off, you have men living in what are basically open holes or buried holes in the ground. Add water to that mix and the men are constantly having to put up with mud. If you add shit and piss from latrines, and men who … Continue reading
iPod short – Blaise Maximillian and the sniper
The noise a bullet makes when passing through the air is like that of a bee, an angry bee with a sting that can ruin your day. A high velocity bullet, can quite often crack past you, like a whip flicking your ear. Whether you hear a buzz or a crack, the end result is … Continue reading
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