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Graduation Afternoon

Stephen King

First published March 2007
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

On her high school graduation day, a public school girl from a poor family reflects on how her prep school boyfriend's family look down on her, and on how their paths will likely diverge when they go to college, until her thoughts are diverted by an unexpected event.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2008 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (19)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 2007 Postscripts, Spring 2007 PS Publishing MAGAZINE 322
March 2007 Postscripts, Spring 2007 PS Publishing MAGAZINE 322
March 2007 Postscripts, Spring 2007 PS Publishing MAGAZINE 322
2008 Just After Sunset: Stories Hodder & Stoughton Collection 171
2008 Just After Sunset: Stories Hodder & Stoughton Collection 171
July 2008 Black: Australian Dark Culture, Issue #1 Brimstone Press MAGAZINE 16
November 2008 Just After Sunset: Stories Scribner Collection 177
November 2008 Just After Sunset: Stories Scribner / SFBC Collection 177
November 2008 Just After Sunset Thorndike Press Collection 177
November 2008 Just After Sunset Simon & Schuster Audio Collection [8]
November 2008 Just After Sunset Scribner Collection
November 2008 Just After Sunset Scribner Collection
November 2008 Just After Sunset Scribner Collection 177
2009 Postscripts Sampler PS Publishing Anthology 70
May 2009 Just After Sunset: Stories Pocket Books Collection 177
August 2009 Just After Sunset Pocket Books Collection 262
September 2009 Just After Sunset Pocket Books Collection 262
January 2018 Just After Sunset Scribner Collection 177
February 2018 Just After Sunset Turtleback Books Collection