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pickThis was a weird mix of stories. My favorite was The Mist (which ends differently than the movie). I'm starting to really like King's story collections because they are so different 🐒
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so-soI'm not a huge fan of short stories, but I like Stephen King, so I thought I'd read this collection. Some of the stories were really great, some of them were pretty good, and some of them just weren't. The Mist was absolutely my favorite of all the stories! #ReadingThroughTheYears192021 #1985
This morning's #coffeeandabook. While it definitely feels like fall and sweater weather here in Florida this morning, it's going to be 82 degrees again tomorrow. 🌞😟🌞
#FallIsBooked There's some pretty creepy #Supernatural stuff going on in Skeleton Crew, my current read.
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Sorry for being so tardy and for all the posts in one day, #losersclub. October‘s book is the short story collection #SkeletonCrew! Grab your copy and check back around November 18th for open discussion!
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I've been in a mood for short stories lately, seems like the perfect time to finally read #Skeleton Crew. Seems like opinion is pretty evenly divided as to which is a better collection, Night Shift or Skeleton Crew. I'll have to decide for myself.
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Continuing my on time posting... Just a reminder that October‘s #losersclub read is #SkeletonCrew! Buy, borrow, or beg your copy and check back in next month when we begin reading. Discussion will be in November. I‘ll be #ghosthosting this one, but everyone is welcome to join in!
#neverever ate ladyfingers again... #anglophileapril
First cup of coffee finished. First short story of the morning read.
Hope your Sunday includes as much caffeine and reading as you want!
Our next stop for All Horror October is an episode about our worst fears. We‘ll be reading THE RAFT by Stephen King for Becca‘s phobia. It can be found in his collection SKELETON CREW. Or you can read it online, for free!
I appreciate the throwback decore tucked away in my small town library‘s study corners.
Needed a little short story between books and “The Mist” was just the interlude needed.
My August tbr hopefuls. I read them right to left, starting with Stephen King. Backwards, I know.
#stephenking #jamespaterson #charlaineharris #tessgerritsen #suegrafton #lisajackson #jrward #radclyffe #mystery #horror #suspense #thriller #drama #romance #tbr #august2018
pickLoved this older collection of short stories. 🖤 🐒 I like having a physical book of short stories on my reading pile. It breaks up my other current reads and I think helps me tackle my gigantic TBR pile. 📚
“A grateful heart knows that in the end we all swing.” #theballadoftheflexiblebullet #fornitsomefornus
pickOverall, I liked this a lot! I really enjoyed most of the stories, the odd one I found a little dull but definitely a pick for short stories like “The Mist” and “The Ballad Of the Flexible Bullet”. My first ever book of short stories: ✅
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W is for Word Processor of the Gods; a short story written by King, collected in Skeleton Crew and made into an episode of that awesome 80‘s series; Tales From The Darkside. It tells the story of a disenchanted writer whose nephew dies, leaving him a birthday gift of a homemade word processor that has the ability to affect reality when used. It‘s one of those “three wishes” type stories that has a happier turnout than The Monkey‘s Paw.
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O is ... For Owen, King‘s youngest, a novelist in his own right & co- author of Sleeping Beauties.
This snippet is from Skeleton Crew. King doesn‘t do a lot of poetry, but when he does it‘s very personal.
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M is for The Mist, one of King‘s top ten best pieces of writing.
I first came across this novella in Skeleton Crew. I waited almost 20 years for an ending to the story, & finally got one from Frank Darabont‘s film.
What‘s so amazing about this story is its timelessness. It‘s set after the Vietnam War, but when Darabont places it 30 years later, none of the themes or devices fail - they all still work, because the ideas are eternal.👇🏻
🚽 Toilet anything!
🚹 They all cook but Dad's pumpkin pie is the best.
📚 Same amount of reading time available, I guess.
📚 I don't track time spent reading.
🚌 I worked in a school library. 🌞 I would rather sleep in the sun aka sunbathe.
📚 Maybe 50 visible books. I no longer collect. These are just art books.
📚 I read a YA. It was okay. I hated them as a kid.
👑 Survivor Type. Loved it as a kid. It tasted just like lady fingers.
@kaye
B is for Beachworld
Another short story (possible theme?), first published in Weird Tales in 1984, then published in the tagged book.
Synopsis: The two surviving members of a spacecraft‘s crash find themselves on an uncharted planet made up entirely of sand.
Here is a related article: https://creators.vice.com/en_us/article/wnzajx/a-beautifully-animated-adaptation...
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Yeah!!!! 100 short stories read this year! And I'm calling it a day on #keepingitshort for the rest of 2017! I love this theme. I am continuing next year but with the end of this short story it is a definite wrap on this year! I feel good about it. This was fun!
I started this audiobook today and omg , the scene with Norton and the chainsaw, in The Mist, is hilarious. wut wut wut WWUUUUUTTTT! I screamed and laughed. The narrator did a great job!
#keepingitshort #96
I'm stopping at 100 short stories because I've decided to continue this theme into next year and I want to focus on my must read list. This was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it. Now I really want to finish all of King's short story collections. Next year will give me more than enough time. This will be my only theme for next year as well. Got some projects and stuff in the works but I'm excited.
Starting this collection of short stories for #keepingitshort. Steadily making my way through my King collection of short stories but this is going to bleed into next year. I'm not worried about that though honestly. The Mist is the first story and it is starting off good.
#BackToReading #day15 #ShortOnTimeShortStories I'm not a reader of short stories. I'm more of a #ILikeBigBooksAndICannotLie kinda gal. I prefer to get sucked in by a long, complex story than have a short, sharp smack upside the head. I think the only short stories I've read beside this book, have been ghost Story compilations when I was younger. This book though, does have some great stories in it, especially The Mist & The Raft. Both disturbing!
Thank you for tagging me, @Simona!! Here's a stack of some books in black, my favourite color. I was pretty conflicted about which to include since there were quite a few!
I'll take a page from Simona's book and tag @Reggie, @Marchpane & @ohyeahthatgirl for #bookcolortag to put a stack together in your favorite color!
Spending some time with this one tonight. I just love short story collections. I have to say I like the book version of the mist better than the movie. The boyfriend loves both. It's a nice collection of Stories of have read so far. Not all of the horror. Mrs Todd's Shortcut was pretty sweet.
pickAudio knitting on a relaxing Sunday 😊
"I am Roland
Son of Steven,
Son of Henry,
True descendent of Arthur.
And I have not forgotten."
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pickLost some bits of the cover in this reading, but it was worth it! Some of my favorites in this collection are The Mist, The Jaunt, Word processor of the gods, The man who would not shake hands, The reaper's image, The Reach, Uncle Otto's Truck, etc. Really a fantastic collection.
A quiet moment... time for #bookndinner and thank goodness I'm past the goriest story in here (I hope)!
I've had a terrible headache all day, and I've lost my book somewhere in my house! 😱Is there anything worse???? On the other hand, dinner turned out really well and I think we're going to be eating a lot more of these all in one sheet dinners. 😊
Starting a reread of this one... such a great collection. I'm taking a workshop that references several of these stories, and it's amazing!
pickGlad I finally read all of this one. The spine was suspiciously pristine when I pulled it off the shelf, but certainly not anymore!
The stories that stood out the most to me (and it was hard to choose!) were The Mist, The Monkey, The Raft, Survivor Type, Uncle Otto's Truck, The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet, The Reach....and of course The Jaunt, which I will not be forgetting anytime soon.
I love short stories- they are great "in between" books. They are also less of a commitment when I can't decide what to read next. I have to say this one is my favorite. It is well worn and loved. #36hourreadathon #READATHONSTORIES
