"Thin Scenery" in Ploughshares - new King play

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09-09-2017 04:56 AM
Bev Vincent

"Thin Scenery" in Ploughshares - new King play

The Summer 2017 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year's three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles; the Winter issue is staff-edited.

Distinguished writer Stewart O'Nan guest-edits this issue. As O'Nan writes in his introduction, "I want to feel moral confusion, because nothing in this world is simple. As a writer reading, I also admire the precision and audacity of an author's language and use of form. Do it differently or better, or don't do it at all." Featuring new work from Stephen King, Christie Hodgen, Askold Melnyczuk, and Michael Byers, the pieces in this issue cover a wide range of themes and explore inventive narrative structures.

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/665473/pdf
09-09-2017 06:00 AM
NoAttitudeThisTime

Thanks, Bev. On King's MB someone mentioned that this mag is also out as a Kindle, so I just got mine. Will read King's play now :)
09-09-2017 07:06 AM
Bev Vincent

That was me--I read it on Kindle this morning
09-09-2017 07:57 AM
herbertwest

Thanks Bev !

What is the story about?
Any storyline / plot available anywhere?

Btw, here is the amazon link
> https://www.amazon.com/Ploughshares-.../&tag=csk21-20
09-09-2017 08:16 AM
Bev Vincent

Quote:

Originally Posted by herbertwest

What is the story about? Any storyline / plot available anywhere?

It's about a guy who goes to see a psychiatrist because he thinks he's living in a play with an audience watching him. The story is constructed like a play script.
09-09-2017 08:18 AM
mae

According to Wikipedia's count, this is King's 200th piece of short fiction.
09-09-2017 08:21 AM
NoAttitudeThisTime

An abstract tale/play, playing with meta. Liked it.
09-10-2017 02:10 AM
herbertwest

Thanks for the storyline / plot!
09-14-2017 03:47 PM
Brian861

Ordered the print copy. Here's the link for anyone else who may be interested: Thin Scenery
09-15-2017 05:50 AM
mikeC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian861

Ordered the print copy. Here's the link for anyone else who may be interested: Thin Scenery

Thanks for this.
09-15-2017 12:01 PM
Brian861

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian861

Ordered the print copy. Here's the link for anyone else who may be interested: Thin Scenery

Thanks for this.

Most welcome!
09-15-2017 02:43 PM
ur2ndbiggestfan

They spelled plowshares rong.
10-09-2017 07:36 AM
jreitan47

New King story: "Thin Scenery"

There appears to be a new King story out there that I've never seen announced anywhere. I discovered a copy of this publication on eBay this weekend where it listed "Thin Scenery" by King as a play, but the publication site doesn't mention that.

Summer 2017 issue of PLOUGHSHARES, guest edited by Stewart O'Nan, published by Emerson College.

You can still buy print copies here: https://www.pshares.org/issues/summer-2017

I wonder, since it hasn't been advertised or mentioned anywhere yet if this piece will be as rare as the elusive SALT HILL JOURNAL issue containing King's "Dino".

Buy away!!
10-09-2017 07:44 AM
mae

It's a short play actually. See here: http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...-new-King-play
10-09-2017 07:45 AM
jreitan47

Quote:

Originally Posted by pablo

It's a short play actually. See here: http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...-new-King-play

I'm late to the party, once again!
10-09-2017 08:40 AM
wizardsrainbow

Thank you for the info!
10-09-2017 09:04 AM
mae

It pays to look in on The Oracle threads every now and then. Like the new info on The Outsider.