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"The Living World," in the Cutting Block Press anthology +Horror Library+ Volume 3, 2008.
A young counselor at an anorexia clinic learns a secret from one of her patients that causes her to see the world in a new and frightening way.

"The Boys of Bald Cave," in the Dark Scribe Press anthology Unspeakable Horror, 2008.
The summer they are twelve, two boys awaken a presence within the cave near their homes. One later disappears; the other is haunted by grief and shame.

"The Dark," in Swell e-zine, Holiday Issue, 2002.
After a man leaves behind his family to embark on a new life, he finds himself in limbo as a mysterious darkness engulfs him and the rest of the world.

"Unto the Sons, the Daughters," in The Baybury Review, Vol. 1, Issue 2.
Pushcart Prize Nominee -- A woman waits for her husband to return from a strange, annual hunting trip, worried about what he may bring home with him and what it will mean for her troubled family.

"A City Like Any Other," on submission.
A creature of habit becomes its slave when a man leaves one life for another, and discovers that his disappointments and failures are following him.

"Driven," on submission.
An angry man speeds through a city's night-time streets and becomes involved in a car accident that seems to have no end.

"Last Night with Dan and Mona," on submission.
A couple wakes up in the middle of the night and soon finds themselves completely alone -- just them and the bitter dregs of a marriage in its final act.

"The Powers That Be," on submission.
Men and women travel from around the world to worship at the site of a deadly explosion.

"The Power That Makes Me Both Great and Small," on submission.
A young executive is given the opportunity to rocket through the ranks of his company, and discovers that success will cost him everything he has.

Copyright 2008, C. Michael Cook