A child is taunted by her friend who tells her if she disappoints her parents, they will give her away.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1981 |
|
Shadows 4 | Doubleday | Anthology | 125 |
| March 1984 |
|
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories | Doubleday | Anthology | 109 |
| April 1985 |
|
Shadows 4 | Berkley Books | Anthology | 125 |
| August 1985 |
|
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories | Avon | Anthology | 142 |
| 1987 |
|
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories | Avon | Anthology | 142 |
| 1987 |
|
Shadows | Headline | Anthology | 125 |
| 1987 |
|
Shadows | Headline | Anthology | |
| September 1988 | 100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories | Avon | Anthology | 142 | |
| 1993 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 188 |
| April 1994 | 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Michael O'Mara Books | Anthology | 188 | |
| 1995 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 188 |
| 1997 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 188 |
| 2002 |
|
Imagination Box | Lone Wolf Publications | Omnibus | |
| 2003 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Sterling Publishing | Anthology | 188 |
| 2004 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 188 |
| April 2016 |
|
Horror from the Inside Out | Whorror House | Anthology | 38 |
| April 2016 |
|
Horror from the Inside Out | Whorror House | Anthology | |7 |
| July 2017 |
|
A Primer to Steve Rasnic Tem | Dark Moon Books | Collection | |8 |
| July 2017 |
|
A Primer to Steve Rasnic Tem | Dark Moon Books | Collection | |8 |
| December 2018 |
|
A Primer to Steve Rasnic Tem | Dark Moon Books | Collection | |8 |