Rob D. Smith
@robdsmith.bsky.social
Writer of crime, horror, and dark speculative fiction. Editor at Rock and a Hard Place Press. Author of pulp thriller Good-Looking Ugly. Find more about me at https://robdsmith.carrd.co/
Just a reminder that I wrote an Anthony Award nominated pulp thriller that I would love for you all to read.
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Just a reminder that I wrote an Anthony Award nominated pulp thriller that I would love for you all to read.
Got my contributor copy of Best American Mystery and Suspense 2025 edited by @stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social featuring my story "A Box Full of Soul". A dream come true to see it included among so many other great stories.
@marinerbooks.bsky.social
@marinerbooks.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Got my contributor copy of Best American Mystery and Suspense 2025 edited by @stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social featuring my story "A Box Full of Soul". A dream come true to see it included among so many other great stories.
@marinerbooks.bsky.social
@marinerbooks.bsky.social
My story "A Box Full of Soul" will be in the Best American Mystery & Suspense 2025 edited by @stephcha.bsky.social and @donwinslow.bsky.social this October. Better preorder now!!
September 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
My story "A Box Full of Soul" will be in the Best American Mystery & Suspense 2025 edited by @stephcha.bsky.social and @donwinslow.bsky.social this October. Better preorder now!!
Voting open for #BoucherCon Anthony Awards is open!! Good luck everyone.
September 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Voting open for #BoucherCon Anthony Awards is open!! Good luck everyone.
I'm in my Donal Logue hair stage.
August 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm in my Donal Logue hair stage.
Saw @jordanharper.bsky.social last night with @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social Ana Sophia Heger was fantastic as Polly
August 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Saw @jordanharper.bsky.social last night with @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social Ana Sophia Heger was fantastic as Polly
One month away till BoucherCon New Orleans. If you're attending, I would love to meet you and finagle you into voting for my novel to win an Anthony Award. 😏
August 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
One month away till BoucherCon New Orleans. If you're attending, I would love to meet you and finagle you into voting for my novel to win an Anthony Award. 😏
My Sword
& Sorcery tale will be here soon! 🗡️
& Sorcery tale will be here soon! 🗡️
April 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
My Sword
& Sorcery tale will be here soon! 🗡️
& Sorcery tale will be here soon! 🗡️
I've been reading this since 1997 when it started. All the writers inside were mentoring me over the years whether they realized it or not. I'm so honored to be included and for people to read my story and all the collected stories within from @stephcha.bsky.social and @donwinslow.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I've been reading this since 1997 when it started. All the writers inside were mentoring me over the years whether they realized it or not. I'm so honored to be included and for people to read my story and all the collected stories within from @stephcha.bsky.social and @donwinslow.bsky.social
My co-written debut sword & sorcery story The Many Mouths of the Endless Night comes out soon from www.edgeweaverbooks.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
My co-written debut sword & sorcery story The Many Mouths of the Endless Night comes out soon from www.edgeweaverbooks.com
We're coming close to the deadline for Anthony Award nominations. I'm very proud of my debut book and would love any support from readers. Thanks y'all!
April 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We're coming close to the deadline for Anthony Award nominations. I'm very proud of my debut book and would love any support from readers. Thanks y'all!
Got my copy of @cbwell.bsky.social anthology from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Got my copy of @cbwell.bsky.social anthology from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
29 years ago today!
March 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
29 years ago today!
Heist is one my favorite underrated films of Gene Hackman.
February 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Heist is one my favorite underrated films of Gene Hackman.
Anthony Nominations are out. I would appreciate your vote for Best First Novel for my pulp thriller Good-Looking Ugly from @shotgunhoney.com I'm proud of this voicey book with a lot of heart.
February 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Anthony Nominations are out. I would appreciate your vote for Best First Novel for my pulp thriller Good-Looking Ugly from @shotgunhoney.com I'm proud of this voicey book with a lot of heart.
"Rob D. Smith's raucous debut novel Good-Looking Ugly centers on an unforgettable protagonist in the fiercely loyal and fearsomely violent Daniel, who will stop at nothing to protect his family from the Kentucky Fried Mafia. Finger-lickin' good!"
- Scott Von Doviak, author of Lowdown Road
- Scott Von Doviak, author of Lowdown Road
February 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"Rob D. Smith's raucous debut novel Good-Looking Ugly centers on an unforgettable protagonist in the fiercely loyal and fearsomely violent Daniel, who will stop at nothing to protect his family from the Kentucky Fried Mafia. Finger-lickin' good!"
- Scott Von Doviak, author of Lowdown Road
- Scott Von Doviak, author of Lowdown Road
Thunderstorms last night. Snowstorm this morning. Am I missing the humidity of a Louisville Summer? No
February 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Thunderstorms last night. Snowstorm this morning. Am I missing the humidity of a Louisville Summer? No
Get out and vote Kentucky!
November 7, 2023 at 1:26 PM
Get out and vote Kentucky!
Sunrise in Jeffersontown
October 25, 2023 at 4:13 PM
Sunrise in Jeffersontown
I got the book hangover. Stayed up too late finishing "The County Line" by Steve Weddle . Couldn't stop reading about Cottonmouth, the Rudd sisters, Everett, Beans, Jimmy the Hook and the rest of the motley citizens of Columbia County. Drops in 2024 but preorder now! amzn.asia/d/2rkHFFP
August 31, 2023 at 11:33 AM
I got the book hangover. Stayed up too late finishing "The County Line" by Steve Weddle . Couldn't stop reading about Cottonmouth, the Rudd sisters, Everett, Beans, Jimmy the Hook and the rest of the motley citizens of Columbia County. Drops in 2024 but preorder now! amzn.asia/d/2rkHFFP
@vondoviak.bsky.social in the NY Times y'all!
July 10, 2023 at 1:11 AM
@vondoviak.bsky.social in the NY Times y'all!