It Came From the Swamp

<p>Malarkey Books is proud to publish <em>It Came From the Swamp</em> an anthology of short stories about the creatures that haunt our dreams and fuel our fantasies. Some of the creatures here like the sasquatch if you ever find one are flesh and blood animals. Others like DG Bracey's Boo Hag and Edward Karshner's Appalachian golem are the stuff of folklore relics of a bygone era thriving on our fascination with the unknown. Though the subject might be the cryptids themselves the real stars here are the human beings. The predatory privilege of the men in Jaq Evans' Flood Tide is more monstrous than anything lurking in the shallows. Meagan Lucas' Mishipeshu the water panther of Anishinaabe lore is blamed for the all-too-human sins of the past. </p><p><br></p><p>Edited by Joey R. Poole</p><p><br></p><p>Cover design by Sarah Allen Reed</p><p><br></p><p>Stories by DG Bracey Sheldon Birnie Jon Doyle Jaq Evans Zakariah Johnson Edward Karshner Steve Lambert Meagan Lucas J.S. McQueen and T.A. Simonelli.</p>