27 chilling tales from a modern master of the erotic and the bizarre. With a foreword by Paula Guran. "Nancy Kilpatrick is never afraid to take risks, and her risks pay off." Poppy Z. Brite Contents xii • Foreword (Cold Comfort ) • (2001) • essay by Paula Guran xvi • Preface (Cold Comfort ) • (2001) • essay by Nancy Kilpatrick 3 • Woodworker • (1995) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 9 • Alien Love • (1998) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick (aka Demon Love) 15 • What Matters • (2001) • shortfiction by Nancy Kilpatrick 17 • Heartbeat • (1995) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 25 • Megan's Spirit • (1991) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 35 • When Shadows Come Back • (1991) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 41 • Snow Angel • (1995) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 49 • Brina • (1997) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 55 • The Children of Gael • (1997) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick and Benoit Bisson 67 • Animal Rites • (1992) • shortfiction by Nancy Kilpatrick 71 • Base of a Triangle • (1998) • shortfiction by Nancy Kilpatrick 75 • Creature Comforts • (1994) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 83 • Horrorscope • (2001) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 89 • An Eye for an Eye • (1994) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 95 • Generation Why • (1997) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 101 • ...And Thou! • (1997) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 107 • Rural Legend • (1998) • shortfiction by Nancy Kilpatrick 109 • Youth Not Wasted • (1994) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 115 • The Power of One • (1993) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 121 • Truth • (1993) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 129 • Inspiriter • (1999) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 137 • Punkins • (1994) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 143 • Vermiculture • (2000) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 151 • The Middle of Nowhere • (2001) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 155 • Cold Comfort • (2001) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 159 • Whitelight • (1993) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 163 • Projections • (1995) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 171 • Metal Fatigue • (1994) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick 176 • About the Stories (Cold Comfort) • (2001) • essay by Nancy Kilpatrick 179 • About the Author (Cold Comfort) • (2001) • essay by uncredited 181 • Other Works by Nancy Kilpatrick (Cold Comfort ) • (2001) • essay by uncredited