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Welcome to Hard Reset. It can be difficult to get your foot in the door of the publishing industry if you're a straight White guy who doesn't hate himself. Every editor, agent and publisher is a cookie cutter persona, a problems glasses-wearing HR grievance goblin with an axe to grind.

We’re a bit different from your usual indie lit mag.

We’re looking for a few good men who want to change the world for the better by telling gritty, compelling stories that stir the soul to action.

You might recognize a few faces around here. Some of your favorite writers, like Rambo Van Halen, Dan Baltic, C. Sandbatch, John Slaughterhouse, Esq., Worst Boyfriend Ever, and several you’ve probably never heard of before but will soon never forget.