Stephen King at King's alma mater, the University of Maine in Orono, for many years and had been covered by numerous King experts. King rewrote the original 1973 manuscript for its publication. King has used other pseudonyms. The short story "The Fifth Quarter" was published under the pseudonym John Swithen (the name of a character in the novel "Carrie"), that was published in "Cavalier" in April 1972. The story was reprinted in King's collection "Nightmares & Dreamscapes" in 1993 under his own name. In the introduction to the Bachman novel "Blaze", King claims, with tongue-in-cheek, that "Bachman" was the person using the
Memory (Stephen King) Memory (Stephen King) "Memory" is a short story by Stephen King that was originally published in the "summer reading" issue of "Tin House" magazine (#28) in July 2006. It is now confirmed to be similar to the first chapter of "Duma Key". It was republished as an annex to Richard Bachman's latest novel "Blaze". Edgar Freemantle recounts the horrific accident that cost him his marriage, half his body, and some of his mind. Stricken with aphasia, Edgar decides to commit suicide, and receives some odd advice from his therapist, Dr. Kamen. In the end, Edgar plays witness to another accident