num_pages: 76
description: Take a Deep Breath and Dive Beneath the Surface of Shallow WatersWhere Nothing Stays Buried. With 20 Dark Fiction &amp; Horror tales diving beneath the surface of life death and the mystery that lies beneath. Shallow Waters is the official monthly flash fiction challenge hosted by the multiple award-winning Crystal Lake Publishing (including the HWAs Specialty Press Award). Every month a new challenge is issued online and via our newsletter. The best submissions are then posted on Crystal Lakes Patreon page (an exclusive behind the scenes community of readers and authors) where patrons read daily entries and vote for the winner every month. What youll find in these Shallow Waters anthologies include the winners as well as 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 8 includes: Introduction by Joe MynhardtPrior to Slaughter by AJ Franks (winner)A Quick Trip to the Liquor Store by Denver GrenellThe Boohag by Linda J. MarshallMonsters by Justin BooteMr. Giggles by Nikki R. LeighNatural Selection by Mark Allan GunnellsThe Riverfront by Jay Bechtol (winner)Allies New Crayon by Red Lagoe (winner)Roadside Believer by Ben NorrisHearts Break by Jonathan WinnDance Faster Carmelita by Sunni EllisHello by Karen Bayly#Camping by Lee SmartGone Fission by Amanda HardReaching Out by Jeremy Megargee (winner)Double Feature by Denver GrenellPreparation by Claire BrownA Cunning Plan by R. B. WoodWifely Duties by D.C. PhillipsAll We Endure by Grant Longstaff (winner)Come Dive Beneath the Surface!
language: English
title: Shallow Waters Vol. 8
publisher: Crystal Lake Publishing