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One of King’s homes is in Bangor which I believe is part of the 2nd district of Maine which went for Trump and under their laws one electoral vote went to Trump. He has to hate that his section of the state is conservative. He’s horrified about Trump. Gee I thought you liked horror there, Stevie.

He recently published a short book called Elevation which I have yet to read (or hear via audiobook). Reviews of the audio version on Audible are panning it. Too short, bad narrator—King himself, ayuh!—and full of lefty politics, boring, etc.

>>This, however, was too political. I am not taking a political stance. I do not care if you voted for Hillary or Trump, but when a whole huge part of the story has to do with the political views of the area....well...then I just tune out. I read fiction to escape the hateful world. I don’t want to hear it reiterated in my reading.

>>Trump is mentioned multiple times, there is a dig at climate change deniers, and kids aren’t allowed to trick or treat at the gay couple’s house. Castle Rock’s district went 3:1 for Trump. Not sure how that happens in Maine, but whatever. The first story somewhat borrows from Thinner, where the man is constantly jumping on the scale thinking he might die. The similarities end there. The couple has been kicked around by the town Republicans, but the main character reaches out in support. How nice.