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Blockade Billy
by Stephen King
This was a book fair pick up I believe. It contains two of King's short stories. As per King's usual these are both thrillers, with a tinge of mystery.
The title story is about 90ish pages is a about a 1950's American Baseball team down on their luck. A new catcher by the name of William Blakely is called up and turns out to be a star player. However many players complain of injuries after plays at the plate. Little does anyone know that Billy has a dark history. The story which took King two weeks to write, ends with some major twists.
The second novella "Morality" was originally published in "Esquire" magazine as a novelette. The focus is of a middle aged couple, Nora who is a home nurse, and her husband Chad, a substitute teacher and a part time writer working on his first book, about subbing in the school system. Chad has been stuck for months trying to write the second half his book. Nora works for an elderly Reverend named Winnie who's had a stroke. One day Winnie comes up with a proposition for Nora. For a substantial amount of money he asks her to help him do something. This request puts Nora and Chad in a difficult spot. In the end they have to make a decision and live with the consequences. This one had me questioning and reading to the end in one sitting.
Both of these were attention grabbing reads, well worth the time. If you like Stephen King, this is routine entertainment!
The title story is about 90ish pages is a about a 1950's American Baseball team down on their luck. A new catcher by the name of William Blakely is called up and turns out to be a star player. However many players complain of injuries after plays at the plate. Little does anyone know that Billy has a dark history. The story which took King two weeks to write, ends with some major twists.
The second novella "Morality" was originally published in "Esquire" magazine as a novelette. The focus is of a middle aged couple, Nora who is a home nurse, and her husband Chad, a substitute teacher and a part time writer working on his first book, about subbing in the school system. Chad has been stuck for months trying to write the second half his book. Nora works for an elderly Reverend named Winnie who's had a stroke. One day Winnie comes up with a proposition for Nora. For a substantial amount of money he asks her to help him do something. This request puts Nora and Chad in a difficult spot. In the end they have to make a decision and live with the consequences. This one had me questioning and reading to the end in one sitting.
Both of these were attention grabbing reads, well worth the time. If you like Stephen King, this is routine entertainment!