Blaze (novel) Blaze (novel) Blaze is a novel by American writer Stephen King, published under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. King announced on his website that he "found it" in an attic. In fact (as mentioned in the afterword of "Different Seasons") it was written before "Carrie" and King offered the original draft of the novel to his Doubleday publishers at the same time as "'Salem's Lot". They chose the latter to be his second novel and "Blaze" became a "trunk novel." King rewrote the manuscript, editing out much of what he perceived as over-sentimentality in the original text, and offered 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