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Stone's Throw 2023: A Year of Short Fiction from of Rock and a Hard Place Kindle Edition

by Rock and a Hard Place Press (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Twelve months. 365 days. We’re not going to count the minutes – this isn’t Broadway.

31,536,000 seconds in a year. So many moments for that one fateful mistake that brings it all crumbling down . . .

Stone’s Throw is the annual companion of Rock and a Hard Place Magazine. Each month, we feature a new tale, spun by some of the best that the crime and mystery fiction scene has to offer, in response to a themed prompt generated by the RHP editorial squad. And the results were pure gold.

This collection features a year’s worth of hard-hitting noir, from: Joseph S. Walker, Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier, Nikki Dolson, Francelia Belton, M.E. Proctor, Jonathan Newman, Suze Kay, Mary Thorson, Tom Andes, Preston Lang, Aidan Shousky, and Libby Cudmore.

A year’s worth of bad decisions and desperate people. And we’re just getting started.

Check for new fiction each month at rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CR88F5JX
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rock & a Hard Place Press
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 30, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 113 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8987876541
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  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,455,654 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
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    Francelia Belton’s love of short stories came from watching old Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents television shows in her youth. Her fiction has appeared in various publications, including "Dreaming of Ella" in the Denver Noir anthology by Akashic Books. Her short story, “Knife Girl,” was a finalist in the 2020-2021 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition and a semi-finalist in the 2021 Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition. Her short story, "The Brotherhood of Tricks and Tricks" was a quarterfinalist in the 2022 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition.

    She is an active member of Sisters in Crime and has served as Vice President (2015-2018) and President (2019-2021) for the Colorado chapter. She is also an active member of Mystery Writers of America and Crime Writers of Color.

    You can read more of her stories at: https://Francel.Be/Writing-Stories

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  2. M.E. Proctor

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    M.E. Proctor was born in Brussels and lives in Texas. She's the author of the Declan Shaw PI series, "Love You Till Tuesday" and "Catch Me on a Blue Day", and the short story collections "Family and Other Ailments" and "A Book to Live By". She’s the co-author of the retro-noir novellas "Bop City Swing" and "Kansas City Breakdown" (upcoming). Her fiction has appeared in anthologies and magazines. She's a Shamus Award and Derringer Award nominee for short fiction.

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    Joseph S. Walker is an Edgar-nominated writer of crime and mystery short fiction. His work has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Mystery Weekly, The Front Line, Flash, and a number of themed anthologies. He lives in Indiana. Follow him on Twitter (@JSWalkerAuthor) and visit his website at jswalkerauthor.com.

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    Rock and a Hard Place Press, LLC is an independent publisher of literary noir, crime, and dark fiction. The publisher focuses on narratives about marginalized, oppressed or "othered" characters -- individuals struggling with poverty, drug use, mental and physical health challenges, disability, sexual or gender identity, institutional racism, prejudice, bias -- and what they do next. The flagship publication from RHP Press is Rock and a Hard Place Magazine, a "Chronicle of Bad Decisions and Desperate People."

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  • Andrew Monge
    5.0 out of 5 stars Stone's Throw 2023
    Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2024
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    As a fan of themed stories AND Rock and a Hard Place Press, I figured I was in for a treat with a collection of 2023's Stone's Throw stories. True to form, Rock and a Hard Place did not disappoint. A year's worth of stories -- a new theme for each month of the year -- are included. With myriad topics that sometimes coincide with the month of the season, there's great variety here. My favorite of the bunch was "Siren Song" by Francelia Belton, about a boat captain who lets her guard down, and the tough decisions she has to make when she hears the call of the sea, but like most RHP publications, there's not a bad one in the bunch.

    Other standouts include "Kindling Delight" by Joseph S. Walker, about a low-level criminal whose life changes dramatically after binging a reality TV show during his downtime; "Shoelaces" by Jonathan Newman, about a man with no memory and a tumultuous transition he faces; "Usufructus" by Suze Kay, about sisters waiting on the passing of their father, and the freedom they hope for once it's over; and on and on. I could list every story here. They're all that good.

    If you haven't tried a book from Rock and a Hard Place yet, this is a good place to start. Also recommended is their incredible anthology, The One Percent, as well as the magazines they release quarterly.
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  • Martine E Poels
    5.0 out of 5 stars Every story in this remarkable anthology is a treasure
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024
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    A new prompt every month, one story per month selected, all 12 assembled in this anthology. The prompts that gave birth to the stories introduce them and part of the excitement of the book is to discover how each of the 12 authors interpreted the assignment. Often in surprising ways. My favorite is probably Jonathan Newman's "Shoelaces". What he does with the June prompt: the longest day of the year, is extraordinary in its humanity and absurdity. But every story in this remarkable anthology is a treasure.
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