Name that obscure short story...

August 8, 2006 4:20 PM

I read a short story that was included as part of a compilation of horror/suspense stories about 10 years ago. I totally forgot the name of the story and really want to read it again.

The story was about a woman who as an adult goes to a cave on her parent's property that she used to play in as a child. After wandering past the entrance area she was accostomed to, she gets completely lost in the pitch black maze of tunnels in the cave beyond. It turns out she is pregnant, has the child while in the cave, and raises the him in these conditions alone. The boy, having been born in complete darkness, is completely adjusted to living in the caves and has no problem foraging for food (bugs), navigating through the tunnels, etc. She one day finds an exit via an abondoned well and is reunited with her family. When she returns to find and retrieve her child, he does not want to leave. I don't remember the rest...

What was the name of this story? My google-fu has failed me.

posted by suitcase to writing & language (3 comments total)

Have you tried asking bookcrossing.com? You have to register to post, but it's free and I haven't gotten spammed yet. If you post to the "Book Talk" forum, I bet you'll get the answer and quick.
posted by killerinsideme at 6:01 PM on August 8, 2006 [1 favorite]

I don't remember that exact story but Borderlands is a great collection of short horror/obscure/suspense stories that was written about 10 years ago. There were four separate Borderlands compilations each with about 20 short stories.
posted by click at 7:08 PM on August 8, 2006

The Fiction-L list is also free, and great for this sort of thing. It's librarians, mostly, and they know their stuff.
posted by mediareport at 8:46 PM on August 8, 2006