Welcome back, friends and strangers alike. It has been a while since I wrote one of these; in fact, the last time I discussed Stephen King in this much detail, I was discussing the vibrant shores of Duma Key. However, I return to this essay series today, on 11/22/2024, to discuss what may be King’s […]
Essays of a Recent Constant Reader
Essays of a Recent Constant Reader: Duma Key (2008)
“Be prepared to see it all. If you want to create – God help you if you do, God help you if you can – don’t you dare commit the immorality of stopping on the surface. Go deep and take your fair salvage. Do it no matter how much it hurts.” Welcome back, fellow Constant […]
Essays of a Recent Constant Reader: It (1986)
Nostalgia, much like the fragility of childhood memories, is a fickle thing . At an older age, we often look back on the days of our youth with mixed feelings. Sometimes we long for the simplicity of childhood, sometimes we cower in fear at the traumas of the past, and sometimes it’s a combination of the two. The act of remembering is a delicate […]