num_pages: 120
description: Shallow Waterswhere nothing stays buried.With 25 dark tales diving beneath the surface of life death and the pain between them.Shallow Waters is the official monthly flash fiction challenge hosted by the award-winning Crystal Lake Publishing. Every month a new challenge is posted online with authors submitting via email. The best submissions are then posted on Crystal Lakes Patreon page where patrons read daily entries and vote for the winner. What youll find in these Shallow Waters anthologies include the most popular of our finalists.Stay tuned for more volumes in this series or find Crystal Lake Publishing on Patreon to enter or vote on future challenges.Volume two includes horror thrillers suspense and stories of life after death the supernatural murder and the beauty beneath it all.Introduction by Joe MynhardtNight Swimming by Michael OBrienHush Little Baby by Matt ShawThe Vessel by Mark Allan GunnellsThe Southland by Pedro IniguezBiter of Dust by Austin James (winner)Gently Used by Jonah BuckOllie Visits Grandma by Mark CassellThe Water Tower Ghost by Darryl FosterStanding Tall by Kenneth W. CainThe Only Thing That Remains by Jess Landry(Almost) Joined at The Hip by Dan WeathererRemy and the Elephant by Linsey KnerlShe Fluttered by Andrew GarveyJust A Cup of Coffee by Theresa DerwinMalignant by Steve Thompson &amp; Kenneth W. CainWelcome to the Future by Diana GroveMakes Three by Michael Harris Cohen &amp; Mark Allan Gunnells (winner)A Tea Party for the Dead by Dani Brown &amp; David CharlesworthA Game of Hide and Seek by Joe X YoungThe Allotment by Theresa DerwinHourglass by Chad Lutzke &amp; John BodenThe End of the War by Joseph MulakLong Distance Cull by Tony Logan &amp; Red LagoeTo Stop Further Slaughter by Raymond GatesBaited by Chad A. ClarkCurtain Call by Raven Dane (winner)In this volume A man is visited by his wife the night before her funeral. A tale of brotherly love turns sour. What happens when the ghosts of our past refuse to forget? A man contemplates the sacrifice he must make to stop a killer. When popping in to see a grandparent don't always expect biscuits and tea. She rose from the dead but by cheating death she must gamble again with life. A grieving mother preserves the memory of her son in a very curious manner. During an interrogation in the sweltering summer heat a Los Angeles detective struggles as he loses his grasp between reality and madness. A bizarre black mold problem leads to the most extreme of solutions. Dawn comes for the dead locked in a forgotten room inside the Neon Dream. An ancient soul finds himself and his people threatened by an ever-growing hostile race. 
language: English
title: Shallow Waters Vol. 2
publisher: Crystal Lake Publishing