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The last remaining post from my long-defunct "Stephen King in Order" project.    Original review written March 7, 2015: This one is a re-read you guys. I read this book years ago and my memories consisted of "depressing". After a reread I can safely say that "depressing" is right. What inspired this reread? Why my recent reads of Battle Royale and Hunger Games. The first place my brain went to was Stephen King. I guess that's kind of where it always goes when it comes to books. He has two books that can loosely fit into this sort of genre of competition until everyone is dead but one (if it is a genre): The Long Walk and The Running Man, but by King-as-Bachman. I just started reading the Running Man and will post about that probably later this week Brief Synopsis: **Interesting Fact: This was the first book King ever wrote, even though Carrie was the first book he published.** The Long Walk - Every year 100 boys compete in the Long Walk. They go...

 Redemption       Mark couldn't believe Crystal had agreed to come to the carnival with him. But as she watched him lose every game, he sensed her regret. There was only one game left at the end of the row.    A race against the clock.    One last shot at redemption.    Mark seized the squirt gun, ready to fire. Needles jabbed his hands. Blood, not water, sprayed from the nozzle and hit the target. As the tank filled and the boat rose, his body grew pale and limp. His final thought as he faded from life was he had finally won Crystal her prize.   Photo by Sebastian Davenport-Handley on Unsplash Originally published in Festival of Fear from Black Ink Fiction .  Thanks for reading!  Want to keep in touch? Sign up for my newsletter or Find me around the web Want to support my writing? Buy one of my books or Support me on Ko-fi