First appearance credited as 1982 by TZ Publications on the copyright page for Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens: Tales to Warp Your Mind. ISFDB and Locus have this as appearing in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, March/April 1984 published by TZ Publications, Inc.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1984 |
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Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, March-April 1984 | TZ Publications, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 59 |
| March 1984 |
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100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories | Doubleday | Anthology | 146 |
| August 1985 |
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100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories | Avon | Anthology | 189 |
| 1987 |
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100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories | Avon | Anthology | 189 |
| September 1988 | 100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories | Avon | Anthology | 189 | |
| February 1994 |
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Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens: Tales to Warp Your Mind | Apple / Scholastic | Anthology | 47 |
| 1995 |
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Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens: Tales to Warp Your Mind | Apple / Scholastic | Anthology | 47 |
| April 1995 |
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Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens: Tales to Warp Your Mind | Lions | Anthology | 47 |
| October 1996 |
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Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens and Ghosts | Collins | Omnibus | |
| 2003 |
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Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens: Tales to Warp Your Mind | Apple / Scholastic | Anthology | 47 |