Tough 2 is an anthology of short stories authored by Michael Bracken, Alec Cizak, S.A. Cosby, Evelyn DeShane, Tia J'anae, Nick Kolakowski, Preston Lang, Matt Mattilla, Chris McGinley, Thomas Pluck, C.A. Rowland, Rob McClure Smith, William R. Soldan, Mary Thorson, Andrew Welsh-Huggins and edited by Rusty Barnes