I always wondered if the mysterious plague was something like a biological weapon gotten out of hand (Super-COVID?) or if it was the remaining population’s rationalization for the Rapture.
Ya’ll forgot that the book’s main villain is a member here at Free Republic. Happy Thanksgiving, Walking Dude!
Oh, I was posting, “Trips, Trips, baby,” on FR when covid was just starting its rampage, and the commies were demanding conformity.
Coincidentally, I go by RandallFlagg because back when The Stand aired in the 90s, my little sister said I looked like him.