I’ve read just a few of Stephen King’s books / On Writing and The Stand. So this third book - and the first of short stories - was a new experience. I took it slow, mostly because I couldn’t read the stories at night. I read expecting to be freaked out so day time reading was better. I didn’t always want to pick this book up but each time I did I was right in the middle of the story. King is a phenomenal writer and brings characters and situations alive. 

I liked The Answer Man the best followed by Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream. 

“…the sense of impending doom is so strong it’s an actual taste in his mouth, like sucking on a clump of pennies.”

“Maybe creativity is supposed to remain a mystery.”

“Do you see what I mean about how easy it is to ask questions that don’t aid understanding? It devalues the whole process of asking, doesn’t it? Of delving into matters?”