I have to say I really hated this story, though the description was well done. I found the violence to be gratuitous rather than serving to advance any kind of story. The plot seems to be built around the horrific scene of the jock getting sucked through the hole in the raft. (Perhaps this lesser quality is demonstrated by the fact that it was originally published in a porn magazine?) The one positive thing I can say is that the vision of the boy's death was so disgusting that I felt dirty after reading it. Usually I will defend Mr. King's writing, but in the case of this story all I can say is that it might have worth as a creative exercise rather than a short story.
