Rock and a Hard Place, Issue 16: Summer 2026

Bys: Rock and a Hard Place Press, Colin Alexander, Michael Bettendorf, et al.

Never mess with a woman and her python.

Muscle memory in the meat business ... Did we mention the blood?

Excuse us, but this is OUR heist.

Who's a psychopath? Asking for a friend.

That's just for starters in Issue 16 of Rock and a Hard Place Magazine. You can spend months in therapy, or you can just take the plunge.

With stories by:

Colin Alexander, Michael Bettendorf, Christine Blackwicks, Rich Ehisen, Christina Hoag, Henry McFarland, Nathan Pettigrew, Peter Robbins, Lisa Robertson, AD Schweiss, Mollie St. John, and Mary Taugher.

Rock and a Hard Place is the literary magazine that knows that sixteen ain't always so sweet ....

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6KK2XX2
• ISBN13: 9798950960000
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Rock & a Hard Place Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"