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Rock and a Hard Place [Vol. 1 Issue 2, Winter/Spring 2020] ed. Roger Nokes (Rock and a Hard Place Publishing, $12.95, 156pp, cover by Jeffrey Nokes) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · The Second Time Around · Jonathan Elliott · ed

4 · No One Has to Know · Paul Gadsby · ss

18 · Singers and Sinners · Cindy Rosmus · vi

22 · Tough Chicks · Albert Tucher · ar

26 · Rebirth · Brittany Gooding · pt

28 · The Lives of the Workers in the Cancer Factory · Jacqueline Freimor · ss

34 · City Girl · Jay Butkowski · pt

36 · Crawdaddy · J. D. Graves · ss Switchblade #3, October 2017

48 · Biker Visiting Friends in Hobo Jungle · Richard Risemberg · pt

50 · Stone Ghosts · Die Booth · ss

58 · City Through Bars · Andrew Novak · pt

60 · Kiss Me Goodbye, Baby · Jesse Rawlins · vi

62 · It’s a Noir World · Peter Rozovsky · pi

70 · Knees and Toes · Jeremy Broyles · ss

82 · Bloom · Heather Warburton · pt

84 · Does It Keep Getting Worse? · Roger Nokes · ar

88 · Meantown · Allan Leverone · ss

96 · Emo Night · Analisa Mireles · ss

102 · Paws for Reflection · C. F. Carter · pt

104 · Potato Sandwich Days · Preston Lang · ss

112 · Tenderloin · Steve Carr · ss

126 · Gravedigger · Mark Westmoreland · ss

138 · Jailbird · Stephen O’Connor · ss

144 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

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

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