tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post4306065139968520994..comments2024-03-28T07:09:28.500+00:00Comments on The Speculative Scotsman: Short Story Corner | Mile 81 by Stephen KingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-70044594867640192882011-09-17T12:33:19.354+01:002011-09-17T12:33:19.354+01:00Anonymous has a point.
There are others, too. And...Anonymous has a point.<br /><br />There are others, too. And that's to say nothing of all the short stories featuring evil machines, cars in particular. Man has a preoccupation!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-19266263605623097112011-09-15T14:25:24.133+01:002011-09-15T14:25:24.133+01:00How could you leave out Maximum Overdrive?How could you leave out Maximum Overdrive?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-55297463245767259282011-09-14T14:24:47.997+01:002011-09-14T14:24:47.997+01:00It is. Which is unfortunate: King is usually much ...It is. Which is unfortunate: King is usually much better about pacing in the short form. Not here, though.<br /><br />Doesn't exactly bode well for his forthcoming door-stopper, does it? Mind you, I'll be reading 11.22.63 one way or another; it's practically a tradition of mine. Keeping up with the Kings! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-25234740709470092752011-09-14T14:20:51.021+01:002011-09-14T14:20:51.021+01:00This sounds like all of King's pacing problems...This sounds like all of King's pacing problems squeezed down into an uncompact short story. Then again, I've a not-so-hidden hesitancy towards anything King's written lately for exactly those reasons, so perhaps I'm biased towards crying out doom.Nathaniel Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852939663324751332noreply@blogger.com