In case you missed it yesterday, J.W.'s "On the Air" is one of the most haunting stories we've ever had the privilege of publishing. Don't miss this! Link in the quoted tweet!

We were lucky enough to be joined on the RHP Podcast by the incredible Jason Allison - author of some of your favorite RHP stories ever - for a can't miss, insightful, and fun interview. Check it out on our Patreon now! patreon.com/posts/rock-and…

Wondering when you're going to be able to send us your latest noir? Rock and a Hard Place will be opening for submissions on January 1st! Make sure you read the submission call and get all the details right here: rockandahardplacemag.com/submissions

Sleigh, Queen! Our final Stone's Throw prompt for the year is currently live, and the theme this month is music. Visit us at rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw-s… to submit your stories by November 4 at 11:59 PM, and help us close out the year in Stone's Throw on a high note!

This month, we're proud to bring you "Fragments of a House" by Mike McHone as November's STONES THROW selection A story about rules, regulations, and the indifference of local government, its a story both universal and deeply personal. And very, very noir. rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw/n…

In case you missed it over the weekend, our most recent selection for Stone's Throw, "Fragments of a House" by Mike McHone is now live and free and incredible. Read it here! rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw/n…

The wait is over. Rock and a Hard Place issue 12 is finally here, packed with the most exciting talent in noir and dark fiction, all at the top of their game. Get it here! amazon.com/dp/B0DMSPQZSQ

New Stone’s Throw prompt live on the RHP site. Think you can write Scarface (or some other tale of overindulgence) in under 2k words? Check out the prompt and give it a shot! rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw-s…

This month at Stone's Throw, we ask the question, "What ever happened to the Cracker Jacks?" with a story from Tom Andes, featuring the ups-and-downs of a 90s boy band. There's the cute one, the bad boy ... which one will turn out to be a murderer? rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw/d…

Our latest Stone’s Throw story is up and available, and you don’t want to miss it. This one mixes classic noir tropes with a very modern character out to get hers. Read “Tempting Destinee” by Lisa Robertson, now, for free, at Stone’s Throw! rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw/j…

NEW BOOK TIME -- Our print edition of 2024's Stone's Throw is now available, wherever you purchase your books (if you purchase your books from a local book shop, you might need to ask first). Featuring a year's worth of the hardest hitting noir around. rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw-2…

This month with our Stone's Throw prompt, we're looking for writers to come in like a lamb, out like a lion with characters who start out meek, and take it to 11 in ferocity and bad ass-itude. Think you got the goods? Shoot your shot -- rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw-s…

This month, we're following one man's quest to absolutely dominate nature--public indecency laws be damned--and prove his worth. Read "Kings and Elk," February's Stone's Throw story, right now at rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw/f…

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS RHP and guest editor Curtis Ippolito are looking for submissions for a new anthology - one related to climate change, the murder of the planet, and all the crimes in between. Check out the call below and get ready to submit rockandahardplacemag.com/climatechange

Next month is Mother's Day, and we're looking for tales of mama bears who go to extremes for their cubs, and invent a justification to make it all better. If you've got something to submit, get it to us before April 4 at rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw-s…

Dreams of pop punk super stardom die hard for one sorry denizen of the Stone's Throw universe in Brittany Hague's "At Sixes and Sevens," this month's featured ST story. Go give it a read, and remember to wish Hector Acosta a happy birthday on the 14th! rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw/a…