bloody metaphor for Earth being a living thing

[Lyn Ens]

I am dealing with the vagaries of memory in trying to recall the author and title of a short story (from the 1970s or earlier) about extraction of Earth's resources by dropping a nuclear device into the Earth's deepest parts. Spoiler: it results in the unleashing of oil initially, then torrents of blood and the realization that the Earth has been struck a fatal blow. I thought the author was Howard fast, but I cannot find evidence of that by Googling.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

I'm glad you mentioned Howard Fast, since I think I know the story you mean. I believe it is "The Wound," which appeared in his collection The General Zapped an Angel. Detailed review of the collection here:

The General Zapped An Angel: New Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction by Howard Fast

"The Wound," which leans more toward allegory and fantasy than science fiction, is about a scheme to get more oil out of the ground—and the lengths his characters are prepared to go to do it. Not the only story in this collection to explore an ecological theme, its central metaphor is an apt one, and the object of the game is surprisingly timely as we confront the possibility of an energy crisis in the years to come.

Places it has been published, from ISFDB:

Title: The Wound