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“All right, I think we’ve been down here in the dark long enough. There’s a whole other world upstairs. Take my hand, Constant Reader, and I’ll be happy to lead you back into the sunshine. I’m happy to go there, because I believe most people are essentially good. I know that I am. It’s you I’m not entirely sure of.”
- Stephen King, Bangor, Maine, December 23, 2009

I always enjoy King’s afterwards almost as much as his stories

“The stories in this book are harsh. You may have found them hard to read in places. If so, be assured that I found them equally hard to write in places.”

“For writers who knowingly lie, for those who substitute unbelievable human behavior for the way people really act, I have nothing but contempt.”

This last story is a Dateline episode. I’m so here for it.

Last story - A Good Marriage

Fun thing about his novellas as compared to his dictionary sized novels is that big moments occur a little more quickly.

Fair Extension takes place in Derry + has some familiar characters. It’s alright. First two stories in this collection were better.

A Good Marriage is the last one left.

Big Driver is one hell of a short story — this should be a movie or mini-series.

Big Driver is throwing me a bit.

The story 1922 taking place in Hemingford Home makes me really want to move the new Stand related book to the top of the list.

Solid story and interesting narration perspective. It didn’t seem as interesting in the beginning as it became.

“By 2030, only the rats will be happy.”