#68 The Cluttering
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Stephen King has made himself a wealthy man by writing books that play on people’s deepest fears; scary dogs (Cujo), scary prom dates (Carrie), and the scary consequences of meddling with dark forces to resurrect the dead (Harry Potter and the Semetary of Pets). In real life there aren’t that many demon dogs, telekinetic adolescents, or cursed burial grounds â even in New Jersey. I respectfully suggest that Mr. King expand his repertoire to include the things that really scare people like mortgages, dental appointments and household clutter.
A lot of my personal clutter starts out in its larval form — mail.
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Stephen King is a writer of such talent and brilliance that I’m not fit to lick his boots.
Really.
That’s why I made fun of him instead.
By way of apologizing, I’ll point you at his website at www.StephenKing.com.
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