You hired who!?

Enrique Ockendo cursed. “Shana!” “Yes, Boss.” “You the one responsible for recruitment after Earl died?” Shana shifted her weight from foot to foot. “Uh-huh. Is there a problem?” “How did you decide who to hire?” Shana bit her lower lip. “The usual. Asked around Dexter’s. Found out who was best. Took them on.” “Did you […]

The heart of the matter

“I’m telling you. His heart – boom! Popped right out of his chest.” “You’re kidding me right?” “I never joke about death. Or sex,” said Shana Gomez. “Anyway, this ain’t no joke. I swear it was his heart – red, fleshy, pulsating – on his sodding lap.” “On his lap…” Jesse Daly’s words tailed off. […]

Death of a mortar lorry

“You joining us, Shana?” Shana slowed her pace as the Viathan Warrior drew level with her. Red sand billowed up from the trucks enormous wheels and clung to her sweat-slicked skin. “We’re going after The Turpins”. Angela Dike gestured to Norm to slow down so she could speak. “Gonna show them you can’t chase down […]

Stand and Deliver

Shana Gomez grumbled. Great gouts of black smoke shot skyward from the engine compartment. Soot and grease, oil and sand, all mixed on the windshield. “Goddamnit,” she swore, as she leaned out of the Blaster’s ruined side door. Her face was soon black with oil and gritty with dust, but at least she could see […]