You feel like he knows exactly what you are most terrified of happening. He'll think anything, and it's always something we might think but never say aloud. He has no filter on his brain. He's extremely honest. The Maine-raised King says his mother, Nellie, gave him a love of reading and encouraged him to use his imagination.
Horror stories are a way of appreciating our health.
In our ability to rehearse, we get ready for the times that aren't so good. The times are mellow in the 25-room Bangor, Maine, Victorian home King shares with Tabitha, his novelist wife of 28 years. King spends less time at his desk too, hanging out more with his literary rock group, the Rock Bottom Remainders, which includes Barry and novelist Amy Tan. The author is slowing down and feels he's close to the end of his novel writing. I don't want to be led up to accept any grand master awards on somebody's arm.