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The King No-Show

An interview that wasn’t

Random Word Drabble Challenge Day 112 Word Is Tremble.

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I trembled at the thought of meeting King at Starbucks. I ordered a double Espresso despite the guaranteed jitters it would provide.

I had an interview with Stephen King, the master of horror.

I had known him in his younger days before he became wicked famous — when he smoked Marlboro reds and drank Budweiser long-necks. Difficult to believe it has been nearly 50 years.

I heard the buzzing and assumed my coffee was ready, but it was King apologizing for missing the interview. There were some problems with the script for the Holly TV adaptation — a King-sized problem?

For this drabble, the random word to build the story around is “tremble.”