[stylist] Stephen King Fans

[Chris Kuell]

Bill,

Your post was very well written, and I encourage you to send it. As people 
from my part of town always say--what the hell?

Now, I have to admit that I've read probably 20 of King's books, and I don't 
remember a particularly negative portrayal of blindness. But, I was into 
King's work 20 years ago, so the memories have faded. I do know that King 
suffers from macular degeneration, and his vision has worsened over the past 
decade, which should make him more amenable to our cause. I also know that 
he and his wife funded the production of an anthology about nature, written 
by blind people. A friend of mine had an essay included in the book.

chris

interview excerpt:
Stahl: You wear very thick glasses.
King: Yeah, they're pretty thick.

Stahl: Yeah, but is your eye... Are your... Is your eyesight getting bad?
King: I do have a retinal problem that's called macular degeneration. 
Blindness is the ultimate result. But it... Right now I'm fine. I just don't 
see very well.

Stahl: As I understand this disorder, the vision that's... That you see 
straight out gets very weak.
King: Uh-huh.

Stahl: But you keep your peripheral vision.
King: Uh-huh. That's the part, I want to keep, as a man and as a writer, is 
what I see out of the corners.