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Switchblade No. 13

Switchblade No. 13
The world’s only no-limit outlaw noir magazine is back for a thirteenth round. The one you thought you’d never see. With Fiction, Flash and Poetry from Robert Ragan, David Harry Moss, Gene Breaznell, Serena Jayne, Jay Rohr, Brian Beatty, Elliot F. Sweeney, Stanton McCaffery, Danny Sophabmisay, Andrew Bourelle, George Garnet, David Rachels, and Alec Cizak. Featured interview with author Serena Jayne.
5” x 8” digest, 183 pages
Editor: Scotch Rutherford
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New from Hard Case Crime is Shills Can’t Cash Chips, first published in 1961 by William Morrow. It’s book No. 22 in the Cool and Lam series.

Shills Can't Cash Chips by Erle Stanley Gardner

From the world-famous creator of PERRY MASON, Erle Stanley Gardner—at his death the best-selling American writer of all time—comes another baffling case for the Cool & Lam detective agency. Return to the 1960s as a simple insurance investigation into a car accident puts Bertha Cool and Donald Lam on the trail of murder – and Donald hip-deep in danger when he poses as an ex-con to infiltrate a criminal gang. It’s Gardner’s twistiest caper ever, and a fitting conclusion to Hard Case Crime’s revival of this classic (and long unavailable) detective series.
5” x 8” 240 pages
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“A high-spirited romp you’ll be sorry to see end.” -Kirkus Reviews

“Just the ticket for fans of retro crime fiction.” -Publishers Weekly 

“For those who like their crime fiction to be high-octane, this novel is a stunner.” -Daily Mail

The Digest Enthusiast No. 12 June 2020

Project Updates
Editor Marc Myers has ordered a proof copy of the new hardcover collection of comix and zines by the late Roman Scott: Oddities and Other Grotesques. With a little luck the 168-page volume will be available from Lulu.com in December.

The Digest Enthusiast No. 13 is about 99% complete and I hope to upload the files to Lulu.com early next week and get a print proof underway. I’m hoping the release date will be Dec. 18.

Our current issue: The Digest Enthusiast No. 12 is available in print at Lulu.com and Amazon, and in digital formats at Kindle Books and Magzter.

Switchblade No. 11

Switchblade No. 11

Brian Beatty “The Husband” (verse)
Contents Page
Scotch Rutherford’s Editor’s Corner: Dysfunctional Relationships

Sharp & Deadly Short Fiction
George Garnet “Exotic”
Misha Burnett “Whatever Lola Wants”
Serena Jayne “Garden Variety Creeper”
John Timm “Strangers, Perfect Strangers”
J.D. Graves “Amid the Noise & Haste”
Alec Cizak “The Radical Mr. Bogota”
Robb T. White “The Alibi”

Quick & Dirty Flash Fiction
Jim J. Wilsky “A Brand New Outfit”
David Rachels “The Lady Urologist”

Switchblade Person of Interest: Alec Cizak
Author Bios & Acknowledgements

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Switchblade: An Anthology of Noir No. 11 November 2019
Caledonia Press
Editor: Scotch Rutherford
Cover photos: Scotch Rutherford
5” x 8”, 136 pages
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Switchblade No. 10

Switchblade No. 10

Brian Beatty “Vacancies” (verse)
Contents
Scotch Rutherford: Editor’s Corner

Quick & Dirty Flash Fiction
C.W. Blackwell “For Love or Money”
Serena Jayne “The Nature of Nurture”
Eddie McNamara “Greaser Jack”

Sharp & Deadly Short Fiction
Jim Towns “Bad Coffee and the Bomb”
N.W. Barcus “Roadside Diner”
Christian Goss “Perry, the Red Haired Girl, and the Gangster”
Tim V. Decker “Exit Schulz”
Gene Breaznell “Killing Raskolnik”
Beaumont Rand “Throw the Fight”
Jim Wilsky “Can’t Win for Losing”
Timothy Friend “Last Stand at the Rough Riders Roadside Old Town & Gunfight Museum”

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Person of Interest: C.W. Blackwell
Author Bios & Acknowledgements

Switchblade: An Anthology of Noir No. 10
July 2019
Caledonia Press
Editor: Scotch Rutherford
Cover photos: Scotch Rutherford
Model: Lisa Douglass
5” x 8”, 174 pages
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Switchblade No. 9

Switchblade No. 9

“Voodoo Spider” (verse)
Contents
Scotch Rutherford: Editor’s Corner

Sharp & Deadly Fiction
Jack Bates
“Lucky Fuck”
Mark Slade “Death Letter Blues”
Richard Risemberg “Prisoners”
A.F. Knott “Stanley”
Stefen Styrsky “Black Flies”
Paul D. Marks “House of the Rising Sun”
J. Rohr “Unanswered Prayers”

Quick & Dirty Flash
Fred Rock
“Squaring Up With Eddie”
Glenn A. Bruce “Bobby ‘Eggs’ and Grady”
John Kojak “Going to California”

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Author Bios/Acknowledgments

Switchblade: An Anthology of Noir No. 9
May 2019
Caledonia Press
Editor: Scotch Rutherford
Cover photos: Scotch Rutherford
5” x 8”, 160 pages
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Switchblade: Issue Eight

Switchblade No. 8

Doug Knott “Devil-May-Care” (verse)
Contents
Scotch Rutherford: Editor’s Corner

Sharp & Deadly Fiction
Maxwell Mouton “Shame Run”
J.D. Graves “Wally Steakhouse”
Andrew Miller “Champagne and Bacon”
Jack Bates “Quivers”
Nick Manzolillo “Early Release”
Michael Guillebeau “Saint Monster’s”
Chris McGinley “A Queen’s Burial”
A.B. Patterson “Wankers”
E.F. Sweeney “Dead Dog”
Philip Dean Brown “Today, I Got You”

Quick & Dirty Flash
Zella Christensen
“Getaway”
Albert Tucher “Territory”
Danny Sophabmisay “Slay Ride”
Stephen D. Rogers “And Other Assorted Duties”

Author Bios/Acknowledgments

Switchblade: An Anthology of Noir No. 8
Caledonia Press
Editor: Scotch Rutherford
Cover photos: Scotch Rutherford
5” x 8”, 189 pages
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Switchblade: Stiletto Heeled

Switchblade: Stiletto Heeled

Special Issue: Women of Noir
Lisa Douglass “Rule for Buying a Gun” (verse)
Contents
Lisa Douglass: Editor’s Notes

Quick & Dirty Flash
Cindy Rosmus “Dishes, Dishes, Dishes”
Ann Aptaker “Ring. Buzz”
Susan Kuchinskas “Concrete Blonde”

Micro Flash
Susan Comford
“A Shot at Being Ordinary”

Sharp & Deadly Fiction
Tawny Pike
“Death Dance in Jacksonino County”
Charlotte Platt “Strong-Armed and Dangerous”
Sarah Jilek “Priscilla, the Amazing Dancing Pig”
Sarah M. Chen “Influencers”
Bethany Maines “Mayhem & Mahalo”
Serena Jayne “Crazy Eights”
Carmen Jaramillo “A Sinner at the Hands of an Angry God”
E.F. Sweetman “Mouthbreather”
Lissa Marie Redmond “Hardball”

Author Bios & Acknowledgments

Switchblade: Stiletto Heeled special edition
Caledonia Press
Guest Editor: Lisa Douglass
Series Editor and cover photos: Scotch Rutherford
5” x 8”, 170 pages
POD $8.99 Kindle $2.99 (99¢ MatchBook)

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Switchblade: Issue Seven

Switchblade No. 7William R. Soldan “The Bastard Girl of Tampa Ray” (verse)
Contents
Scotch Rutherford: Editor’s Corner

Sharp & Deadly Fiction
Bryce Wilson “Dogfight”
R. Daniel Lester “Nowhere to Go but Dead”
Jon Zelazny “Jackass Junction”
Jack Bates “Kettle’s Wake”
Michael R. Colangelo “Tick Tock”
J.L. Boekestein “Sleep Tight Hannibal”
Mark Slade “The Last Savior”
C.W. Blackwell “Kiss for Karma”
Arthur Evans “Dead Drop”
Bill Davidson “Sister”
Nick Kolakowski “My Worst Morning Ever”

Switchblade No. 7 back coverQuick & Dirty Flash
Stephen D. Rogers “Last Day of Summer”
David Rachels “A Serial Killer Buys a Watermelon”
Scott Hallam “Choices”
Matthew X. Gomez “Queen of Vice City”

Author Bios/Acknowledgments

Switchblade: An Anthology of Noir
Caledonia Press
Editor: Scotch Rutherford
Cover photos: Scotch Rutherford
5” x 8”, 189 pages
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Switchblade Sixx

Switchbalde SixxThe wait is over. The print edition of Switchblade Sixx is now available, so what’re you waiting for?

Contents
William R. Soldan “Seattle” (verse)
Scotch Rutherford: Editor’s Corner

Quick & Dirty Flash
George Garnet “Down Payment”
Aidan Thorn “Hooked”
Rex Weiner “On the Way Home”

Sharp & Deadly Fiction
John Bosworth “Cold Comfort”
Mike Payne “The Vice Aisle”
Jim Thomsen “Dead Men Tell Tales”
E.F. Sweetman “The Usher”
Travis Richardson “Chowda”
Rusty Barnes “Implement of Destruction”
Scot Carpenter “Lost Girl”
Danny Sophabmisay “Road Rage”
Tom Barlow “The Bargain”
Tais Teng “The Magician’s Left Hand”
Evelyn Deshane “Violet”

Author Bios/Acknowledgments

Switchblade Sixx backSwitchblade: An Anthology of Noir
Caledonia Press
Editor: Scotch Rutherford
Demi Cobar cover photos: Scotch Rutherford
5” x 8”, 170 pages
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Switchblade No. 5 April 2018

Switchblade #5 coverContents
Lisa Douglass “The Hidden” (verse)
Editor’s Corner

Sharp & Deadly Fiction
Rob Pierce “A Good Week’s Work”
Alec Cizak “Nasty Habits”
Court Merrigan “Discretion”
Danny Sophabmisay “Play Your Hand”
Tom Barlow “Chemo Queen”
Jack Bates “Daughter of Diamonds”
Rick Risemberg “The Comforter”
Tony Genova “Crossing Lines”
E.F. Sweetman “China Township, MI”
Chris McGinley “These Hills”
Robb T. White “Vanishing Girl”
Timothy Friend “Bad Dog”

Switchblade #5 back coverQuick & Dirty Flash
David Rachels “The Big Blind”
Preston Lang “Lama Todd”
Tom Andes “Lights of San Francisco”

Author Bios/Acknowledgments

Switchblade: An Anthology of Noir
Caledonia Press
Editor: Scotch Rutherford
Cover photos: Scotch Rutherford
5” x 8”, 190 pages
POD $7.99 Kindle $2.99 (free with print version)

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Switchblade #4

It’s always great to see the glint of Scotch Rutherford’s Switchblade, an anthology of noir. Under issue four’s red hot cover:

 

Switchblade #4 coverLisa Douglass “Members Only” (verse)
Scotch Rutherford Editor’s Corner photo by Jack Valentine
Quick & Dirty Flash Fiction
Jeffrey B. Burton “The Duck Blind”
Henry Brock “Cigarettes”
Aaron Majewski “The Dark Gleaming Blade”
J.D. Graves “Oh Sugar”
Peter DiChellis “Eternal Love”
Sharp & Deadly Short Fiction
Pearce Hansen “Seen One, Seen ‘Em All”
Nick Manzolillo “Extreme Hunting”
Max Sheridan “The Heart Handshake”
Tais Teng “Doch das Messer sieht man nicht”
Diane Deverell “Organ Trade Off”
Mike Derochick “Sunrise at the Devil’s Pulpit”
Lisa Douglass “Tumblr Girls”
Keith Rawson “So Much Love”
A.B. Patterson “White Powder, Black Leather, Grey Badges”
Author Bios & Acknowledgements

Switchblade #4 back coverSwitchblade: An Anthology of Noir
Caledonia Press
Editor: Scotch Rutherford
Cover photo: Scotch Rutherford
5” x 8”, 130 pages
POD $6.99 Kindle $2.99 (free with print version)

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