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w666
August 27th, 2009, 05:13 PM
Does Stephen actually keep pets, or was this posed for the photo?

http://www.liljas-library.com/img/other/skillustratedcomp3.jpg
Moderator
August 28th, 2009, 10:50 AM
Although not the same ones as some have passed on, the Kings have always had a dog and at least one or two cats while I've been working for them.
Giuly
August 28th, 2009, 11:03 AM
I love pets and animals in general.
People should respect them all.
JohnDalglish
August 28th, 2009, 11:04 AM
Although not the same ones as some have passed on, the Kings have always had a dog and at least one or two cats while I've been working for them.

Hi,

Did you not mention once that they had a turtle at some point too, Ms Mod?

Long days and pleasant nights
Bev Vincent
August 28th, 2009, 11:06 AM
That photo is a publicity shot for Cat's Eye, if memory serves.
Moderator
August 28th, 2009, 11:18 AM
Hi,

Did you not mention once that they had a turtle at some point too, Ms Mod?

Long days and pleasant nights


Maturin the turtle is still with them and they now also have 4 horses.
michal
August 31st, 2009, 07:11 AM
4 horses? Not sure if I'd call horses pets but it's great to know that Mr. King is an animal person. I feel that anyone who has the means to do so should keep a pet. They teach us about unconditional love.
Abbie
September 16th, 2009, 03:01 PM
King and other authors who have written memoirs say one of the most common reader reactions is that the reader thinks the writer is writing about him/herself. In some cases to some level they are. I don't think Pet Sematary was about pets as much as it was about loss and the wishfulness of anyone who has lost a loved one- pet or human- that we could bring them back. I don't know what he was was thinking/experiencing when he wrote this book but a good guess would be he may have written it about the time his mother had passsed away. It would be interesting to know. ((He makes no mention of this novel in his "On Writing" semi-memoior.

--Abbie
Moderator
September 16th, 2009, 06:53 PM
King and other authors who have written memoirs say one of the most common reader reactions is that the reader thinks the writer is writing about him/herself. In some cases to some level they are. I don't think Pet Sematary was about pets as much as it was about loss and the wishfulness of anyone who has lost a loved one- pet or human- that we could bring them back. I don't know what he was was thinking/experiencing when he wrote this book but a good guess would be he may have written it about the time his mother had passsed away. It would be interesting to know. ((He makes no mention of this novel in his "On Writing" semi-memoior.

--Abbie

His mother passed away in 1974, many years before he wrote Pet Sematary. His inspiration (http://www.stephenking.com/library/novel/pet_sematary_inspiration.html) for writing Pet Sematary can be found on the main portion of the site.
randallFlaggfan1
March 21st, 2010, 11:29 PM
His mother passed away in 1974, many years before he wrote Pet Sematary. His inspiration (http://www.stephenking.com/library/novel/pet_sematary_inspiration.html) for writing Pet Sematary can be found on the main portion of the site.


Thank you for King's "inspiration," Ms. Mod. I love stuff like that!
SilentRob
January 10th, 2013, 12:53 AM
A lot of Ellie's dialogue ("Let God get his own cat!") and the grave-marker that reads SMUCKY HE WAS OBEDIENT is from King's life, as well. A lot of that dialogue is verbatim, according to King, of what his daughter said when her cat was killed. Her cat's name was Smucky (named after Smucker's products) and she had written HE WAS OBEDIENT on his gravestone.