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Herman Wouk Is Still Alive

Stephen King

First published May 2011
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A pair of poor single mothers and their families engage in a trip on the interstate, while a pair of elderly poets rest on their way to an engagement.

Notes

Dedicated to Owen King. Originally published in the May 2011 issue of The Atlantic. (source: Author announcement for the collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (2015) and the Wikipedia article for The Bazaar of Bad Dreams)

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2011 Bram Stoker Award Superior Achievement in Short Fiction Winner

Publications (14)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 2011 The Atlantic Monthly, May 2011 MAGAZINE 62
March 2012 Tales to Terrify, No 11 Tales to Terrify MAGAZINE
November 2015 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Scribner Collection 269
November 2015 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Hodder & Stoughton Collection |269
November 2015 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Hodder & Stoughton Collection |269
November 2015 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Scribner Collection |269
November 2015 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Hodder & Stoughton Collection |269
November 2015 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Simon & Schuster Audio Collection
November 2015 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Thorndike Press Collection |269
September 2016 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Hodder Paperbacks Collection 263
October 2016 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Turtleback Books Collection |269
November 2016 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Pocket Books Collection 353
November 2016 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Large Print Press Collection
March 2018 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Scribner Collection |269