Rob D. Smith
@robdsmith
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
Got the latest issue of Dark Yonder from @erykpruitt.bsky.social & @katymunger.bsky.social featuring stories from @tomandes.bsky.social @nkolakowski.bsky.social @ktnguyenauthor.bsky.social and many other fine ass crime writers.
In this week's Sunday @nytimes is the @jordanharper.bsky.social profile for A Violent Masterpiece.
My story Mama from the In Too Deep Genesis-themed anthology has been selected for The Best American Mystery & Suspense 2026 edited by Steph Cha & Megan Abbott. Two years in a row my fiction has been included. Beyond grateful.
Proud of @cwblackwell.bsky.social landing his story in @elleryqueenmm.bsky.social !
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
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.
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. 😏
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
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
"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
Thunderstorms last night. Snowstorm this morning. Am I missing the humidity of a Louisville Summer? No
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