Review: "Put on your man-pants, Blakie."
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 6, 2011
I have read everything, I believe, that King has ever published and always will.  I am looking forward with bated breath to reading11/22/63in a couple of months and already have it preordered.  I read "Mile 81" but definitely did not consider it to be one of Uncle Stevie's best short stories.  I wish it had been fleshed out (ha ha) just a bit more.I liked Pete, the young protagonist of the story.  In fact, I liked all the characters.  I just wish the back half of the story had been as good as the first half.  It just seemed too "wispy" once Pete fell asleep.I love so many of King's short stories - he really is a master with stories such asBlockade Billy,UR, "1922",The Bodyand on and on.EDIT:  How could I have forgottenThe Shawshank Redemption?