Rock and a Hard Place Issue 2 Winter/Spring 2020

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Rock and a Hard Place Issue 2 Winter/Spring 2020

Written by Roger Nokes
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Out of the crawfish boil and into the fire.Drop the sandwich and step away.Booze, meth, heroin, guns, and sex don’t mix (Did you really need that explained to you?).Karaoke kills.And there’s more, because Rock and a Hard Place is back with Issue Two, the further chronicles of bad decisions and desperate people. Rock and a Hard Place is the magazine that expands noir beyond crime fiction to a view of the world. The authors in these pages take on life as it’s lived on the margins, where one mistake is both one too many and inevitable.Enter if you dare.

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Pages 156
Language Eng
Publisher Rock and a Hard Place Press
Published March 13, 2020
ISBN 53218584
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Roger Nokes is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Roger Nokes enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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