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Rock and a Hard Place, Issue 11: Summer 2024
You realize you've kidnapped a baby . . . And you're the good guy
You thought you knew the story of Ken McElroy and Skidmore, MO
The world or your family. Choose
You've spent your life not getting involved, but now you're faking it for your life and hers
Rock and a Hard Place Magazine returns with issue 11, featuring more of the most breathtaking, sweltering, realest fiction around, featuring some of the world’s finest writers at their grimiest and most unforgiving,
Joshua Murray, Colin Brightwell, Stefen Styrsky, Mary Thorson, Jay Bechtol, Jacqueline Freimor, Jason Allison, Christine Blackwicks, Jane Hertenstein, Anthony Neil Smith, John Weagly, and Casey Woolfolk
Rock and a Hard Place is the literary magazine that knows that when you go 11 out of 10, you’re bound to get 86’d.
You thought you knew the story of Ken McElroy and Skidmore, MO
The world or your family. Choose
You've spent your life not getting involved, but now you're faking it for your life and hers
Rock and a Hard Place Magazine returns with issue 11, featuring more of the most breathtaking, sweltering, realest fiction around, featuring some of the world’s finest writers at their grimiest and most unforgiving,
Joshua Murray, Colin Brightwell, Stefen Styrsky, Mary Thorson, Jay Bechtol, Jacqueline Freimor, Jason Allison, Christine Blackwicks, Jane Hertenstein, Anthony Neil Smith, John Weagly, and Casey Woolfolk
Rock and a Hard Place is the literary magazine that knows that when you go 11 out of 10, you’re bound to get 86’d.
210 pages, Paperback
Published July 12, 2024
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July 27, 2024
Full disclosure: my story, Club Night, is in this issue. My opinion of others’ work remains as subjective as ever. 😉
The RHP editors and writers do it again. A lean collection of the broken, the shit-on, the put-down, bad choosers and epic losers. I’ll never tire of reading this kind of hard noir, and RHP regularly publishes the best. My faves:
Casadastraphobia, by Mary Thornson
The Spins, by Joshua Murray
The City Never Sleeps, by John Weagly
Ride Along, by Colin Brightwell
The RHP editors and writers do it again. A lean collection of the broken, the shit-on, the put-down, bad choosers and epic losers. I’ll never tire of reading this kind of hard noir, and RHP regularly publishes the best. My faves:
Casadastraphobia, by Mary Thornson
The Spins, by Joshua Murray
The City Never Sleeps, by John Weagly
Ride Along, by Colin Brightwell
July 18, 2024
My favorite stories included:
“Rescue Me” by Stefen Styrsky: An addict goes on a road trip to break his boyfriend out of rehab. Aretha Franklin provides the perfect story soundtrack.
“Casadastraphobia” by Mary Thorson: A small town takes a fancy to a school girl, who is powerless to resist. Trena’s character arc is beautifully developed.
“Rufus” by Jay Bechtol: Danger motivates a courageous canine. The sensory descriptions in the story pop.
“In the End” by Jacqueline Freimor: In order to protect her nursing home-bound husband, a woman goes head to head with another resident.
“The Modern Epimetheus” by Christine Blackwicks: A woman attempts take control after a terrible tragedy with disastrous results. The story, which deftly navigates the past and present, is the crown jewel of the issue.
“Zen Garden” by Jane Hertenstein: A coffee shop owner deals with the effects of the pandemic and her mother’s hobbies.
“Rescue Me” by Stefen Styrsky: An addict goes on a road trip to break his boyfriend out of rehab. Aretha Franklin provides the perfect story soundtrack.
“Casadastraphobia” by Mary Thorson: A small town takes a fancy to a school girl, who is powerless to resist. Trena’s character arc is beautifully developed.
“Rufus” by Jay Bechtol: Danger motivates a courageous canine. The sensory descriptions in the story pop.
“In the End” by Jacqueline Freimor: In order to protect her nursing home-bound husband, a woman goes head to head with another resident.
“The Modern Epimetheus” by Christine Blackwicks: A woman attempts take control after a terrible tragedy with disastrous results. The story, which deftly navigates the past and present, is the crown jewel of the issue.
“Zen Garden” by Jane Hertenstein: A coffee shop owner deals with the effects of the pandemic and her mother’s hobbies.
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