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Rock and a Hard Place [Issue 3, Spring/Summer 2020] ed. Roger Nokes (Rock and a Hard Place Publishing, $12.99, 176pp, cover by Andrew Novak) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · The Rule of Three · Albert Tucher · ed 4 · Chicken · Jeremiah Kniola · ss 12 · Off the Road · Claude Lalumière · ss 16 · Far from Noir: A Tribute to Jonathan Elliott · The Editors · ob [Ref. Jonathan Elliott] 20 · Dig Deep the Midnight Furrows · C. W. Blackwell · ss 34 · He Will Kill You · Jen Conley · ss 42 · Made in China · Alexandros Plasatis · ss 54 · The Parking Lot · Richard Risemberg · ss 70 · Repeat Offender · L. R. Casazza · ss 78 · Mr. Important · Todd Robinson · ss 92 · Barn Find · Robb T. White · ss 102 · In Real Life · Alison Garsha · ss 112 · Between a Habit and a Dream · Mark Krajnak · vi 116 · Lost Dog Dreams · Gabrielle Nelson · ss 128 · Portrait of Temptation · Donald D. Shore · ss 142 · In Need of a Heart in Texas · Tammy Euliano · ss 152 · Oscar Montoya Leaves · David Rachels · ss 161 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Rock and a Hard Place [Issue 4, Fall/Winter 2020] ed. Roger Nokes (Rock and a Hard Place Press, $12.95, 184pp, digest, cover by Peter Rozovsky) [] Managing editor Jay Butkowski. Details supplied by Richard Krauss. 1 · Moving Four-Ward with Empathy and Hope · Jay Butkowski · ed 4 · Room with a View · Peter Rozovsky · pt 5 · 7-11, True and Just · Jane Young · ss 17 · Black-Hearted Woman · Russell W. Johnson · ss 28 · Tough Commute · Richard Risemberg · pt 29 · 88 Lines About .44 Magnums · Thomas Pluck · ss 34 · Orbit · Jay Butkowski · pt 35 · Pink Aviary · Barbara DeMarco-Barrett · ss 47 · Hereafter · Stephen J. Golds · ss 53 · We Are Not Publishing Cop Stories · Roger Nokes · ar 57 · Red of Tooth and Claw · Paul J. Garth · ss 67 · Drilling · Bruce Harris · vi 70 · Apex Theater · Andrew Novak · pt 71 · Fingerprints on the Razor · N. B. Turner · ss 79 · Day of the Dead in D.C. · Diane Krauthamer · pi 85 · Gator Baiter · Susan Kuchinskas · ss 94 · Ready When You Are · Richard Risemberg · pt 95 · The Limo · Stefen Styrsky · ss 109 · Water · Jeff Maschi · vi; illustrated by Jeff Maschi 113 · Off the Furrow · Jay Bechtol · ss 124 · Message in the Maze · [uncredited] · pz 125 · The Andrew Devon Logbook · Dan Georgakas · ss 131 · Dream Catcher · Jess Messier · ss 141 · Trap City · Wilson Koewing · ss 149 · Wedlock · Michael Chin · ss 159 · Even the Monstrous · Jason Mykl Snyman · ss 172 · Untitled · Laura Dizon · pt 173 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Rock and a Hard Place [Issue 5, Winter/Spring 2021] ed. Roger Nokes (Rock and a Hard Place Press, $12.95, 190pp, digest, cover by Ron Santee) [] Managing editor Jay Butkowski. Details supplied by Richard Krauss. · Foreward Looking Straight at Bleakness · Roger Nokes · ed 1 · A Son Needs His Mother · Deb Merino · ss 15 · Downtown Rises · J. Rohr · pt 17 · Falling and Catching · Claude Lalumière · ss 23 · A Bad-Hearted Man · Travis Wade Beary · ss 37 · Sea, Grass, Sky · Jerry Bloomfield · pt 39 · From the Dark Ages · C. A. Cole · ss 51 · Quarrels from All Sides · John Joseph Ryan · ss 63 · From the Rock, Looking Toward the Hard Place or Hudson River Sunset · S. J. Rozan · pt 65 · Beautiful Jena · R. D. Sullivan · ss 75 · The Waiting Room · Richard Risemberg · ss 81 · Saddest Recipe Cookbook · S. J. Rozan, Lindsey Heatherly, J. B. Stevens & Paul J. Garth · ms 89 · Bring Me a Pint of Cherry Garcia · Thomas Pluck · vi 93 · The Value of a Dollar · Adrian Ludens · ss 103 · Nursery · Jeff Maschi · vi; illustrated by Jeff Maschi 107 · Drying Out at the Shelter · Braxton Younts · mm 121 · Gone · Don Stoll · ss 129 · A Lone Light · J. Rohr · pt 131 · The Bust Out at Tomato Farm No. 7-L · Tim P. Walker · ss 141 · The Ocean at Their Shoulders · James D. F. Hannah · ss 153 · How to Love · Michael J. Moore · ss 157 · Requiescat En Pace · Jerry Bloomfield · pt 159 · Mrs. Gotobed · Bill Davidson · ss 170 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Rock and a Hard Place [Issue 6, Summer 2021] ed. Roger Nokes (Rock and a Hard Place Press, $12.99, 205pp, digest) [] Managing editor Jay Butkowski. Details taken from Table of Contents. · “This Machine Kills—” · Paul J. Garth · ed 1 · So Nice to See You · William R. Soldan · ss 9 · The Last Can on Earth · Jacqueline Freimor · ss 17 · Diggers · Matthew Lyons · ss 31 · Nothing but the Ground Left · Joshua Murray · ss 45 · Mohammed’s Radio · Robert Booth · ss 55 · The Thoughts & Prayers Machine · Barry Charman · ss 63 · Viktoria’s Loyalty · Claude Lalumière · ss 81 · Bend in the Road · Dustin Walker · ss 93 · Step Four · R. B. Miner · ss 101 · Lay Down with Dogs · Cindy Rosmus · ss 107 · Mortimer the Duck · Jeff Soloway · ss 121 · Crossing Alvarado · Gabriel M. Hart · ss 133 · We Had a Good Time, Until the End · Nick Kolakowski · ss 143 · Barman · Jeff A. Esterholm · ss 149 · The Six of Me · Serena Jayne · ss 163 · Coyote · A. J. Rutgers · ss 173 · Recycled · Mark Fellin · ss

Rock and a Hard Place [Issue 7, Winter 2022] ed. Roger Nokes (Rock and a Hard Place Press, $12.99, 232pp, digest) [] Managing editor Jay Butkowski. Details taken from Table of Contents. · Foreword · Libby Cudmore · fw 1 · The Trunk · Jason Allison · ss 13 · Jaywalking Noir · Richie Narvaez · pt 15 · Big Daddy · Rusty Barnes · ss 25 · Please Don’t Steal My Bike · Regan McGrory · pt 27 · Looking for Mishka · Jim Guigli · ss 39 · Beak · Alfred Kenneally · pt 41 · Tenderness · Estelle Phillips · ss 49 · Ultimatum Games · James McCrone · ss 61 · Drying Out · Nils Gilbertson · ss 77 · Negative Tilt · Bobby Mathews · ss 89 · Enthusiasm · Ali Seay · ss 97 · Mafia · René Böhmer · pt 99 · The Two of Us Are Going to Have a Problem · Daniel Vlasaty · ss 111 · Empty House, Highway 1 · Ian Usher · pt 113 · Damned if You Do · J. Rohr · ss 123 · [untitled photo] · Vasily Ledovsky · pt 135 · One Last Round · James Lilley · ss 135 · As Long as You Look Faraway · Rob D. Smith · ss 151 · Dead Man’s Cocktail · Chris Harding Thornton · ss 159 · The Border · Gregory Wolos · ss 173 · The Blue Light Nirvana · Christopher Witty · ss 187 · Masked Up · Christopher Ott · pt 189 · Metabolize to Freedom · Mike Zimmerman · ss 199 · Old Man River · Mark Rapacz · ss 212 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Rock and a Hard Place [Issue 8, Summer 2022] ed. Roger Nokes (Rock and a Hard Place Press, $12.99, 230pp, digest) [] Managing editor Jay Butkowski. Details taken from Table of Contents. · Lessons Learned · Albert Tucher · fw 1 · Keeping Time · Mike McHone · ss 15 · Daughters of Eve · Jennifer Stark · ss 23 · Truth Untold · Aislin Kelly-Lyth · ss 31 · Raze the Bar · Bruce Harris · pt 33 · Shelter · Stephen J. Golds · ss 39 · Even a Bird Remains Chained to the Sky · Marc Watkins · ss 51 · Late Night Dog Run · Chuck Kramer · pt 53 · Fucking Stavros · Jason Allison · ss 67 · Senior Skip Day · Scott Von Doviak · ss 77 · Québec City Watcher · Karen Boissonneault-Gauthier · pt 79 · For Real This Time, or the Prose of Cons · B. W. Carter · ss 86 · Fun w/ RHP: Noir Pet Adoptions · [uncredited] · hu 91 · Diversion · Allison Renner · pt 93 · Down to Clown · Robert Ottone · ss 107 · I Think I’m Alone Now · John Bovio · ss 115 · Ben Affleck · Eddie McNamara · ss 127 · Hair · Anthea Pretorius · ss 133 · Land Mines · Mark Jonathan Harris · ss 147 · LRT · Chris Koehn · pt 149 · Fair Trade · Andy Boyle · ss 163 · Red Line Alley · Chuck Kramer · pt 165 · Thousands (or, The Guitar Hero Who Refused Open G) · Mike Zimmerman · ss 179 · Brooklyn Bridge · Jay Bechtol · pt 181 · Taquerito · Hector Acosta · ss 195 · Closed · Chris Koehn · pt 197 · Last Stop at the D&L · Linda B. Adams · ss 212 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Rock and a Hard Place [Issue 9, Winter 2023] ed. Roger Nokes (Rock and a Hard Place Press, $12.99, 194pp, digest) [] Managing editor Jay Butkowski. Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Read Globally, Act Locally · R. D. Sullivan · ed 5 · Les Trois Boissons · Jennifer Sciortino · pt 7 · No Wrong Way to Grieve · C. W. Blackwell · ss 23 · Bad Kids of Bratislava · Karen Boissonneault-Gauthier · pt 25 · Respect the Shemp · Mike Zimmerman · ss 39 · Shining Light · Allison Renner · pt 41 · The Last Ruined Night · Mike McHone · ss 49 · Fried Baloney Sandwiches · Richard Risemberg · ss 67 · A Natural Waste · R. D. Sullivan · pt 69 · Darker · Elena E. Smith · ss 83 · Strangers Who Aren’t · William Kitcher · ss 90 · Fun w/ Rock and a Hard Place: Missed Connections · [uncredited] · hu 97 · The Monster in the Wall · Jennifer Bernardini · ss 109 · Cost of Living · Nick Kolakowski · ss 129 · The Politics of Snitching · David Hagerty · ss 137 · Dart Away · R. D. Sullivan · pt 139 · Sunshine State Private Investigations · Michael Penncavage · ss 155 · Twenty Questions · Emilee Prado · ss 163 · There’s a Light · Jay Butkowski · pt 165 · Good Harvest · Archer Sullivan · ss 176 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Rock and a Hard Place [Issue 10, Summer 2023] ed. Roger Nokes (Rock and a Hard Place Press, $12.99, 196pp, digest, cover by Heather Garth) [] Details taken from Table of Contents. 2 · Foreword: FNG · Rob D. Smith · ed 5 · Variety Is the Spice of Life · Sonali Roy · pt 7 · Defense Exhibit 117 · Don LaPlant · ss 27 · Carousel Horses · Mike McHone · ss 39 · City Beyond the Wall of Sleep · S. A. Cosby · pt 41 · The Stillness at the Bottom · Meagan Lucas · ss 59 · Start the Process · Vincent Marshall · ss 64 · Fun w/ RHP: Connect the Dots · [uncredited] · pz 65 · North Jersey · Peter Rozovsky · pt 67 · I’ll Quit Tomorrow · Gabriel Hart · ss 85 · Emerald’s City · Nolan Knight · ss 89 · Rails and Roads · Ava Butkowski · pt 91 · How Many Crows in a Murder? · Barry Charman · ss 111 · On a Bed of Crime He Sleeps · Jerry Bloomfield · ss 123 · Castle of Branches · Sonali Roy · pt 125 · Comic Con · Heidi Hunter · ss 143 · Love Me Tender · Mary Thorson · ss 163 · The Truth Is, He Let Go First · Wailana Kalama · ss 169 · The King of Broadway · Michael A. Gonzales · ss 177 · Old City · Peter Rozovsky · pt 178 · Contributing Biographies · [uncredited] · bg