[stylist] Stephen King Fans

[Cheryl Orgas & William Meeker]

Chris, Shawn, and Addie,

Thank you for your positive comments.  Chris, thanks also for the Stephen
King interview excerpts.  Since I seem to be the only one remembering
negative blindness references in King's books I need to either verify my
recollections by re-reading his earlier works that left that impression (I
haven't read Black House or his most  recent books), or rewrite my draft
letter to focus on his macular degeneration diagnosis.  Rewriting the draft
letter seems much easier and much more positive.  Fortunately, I posted the
letter here before sending it. 

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment on my post.

Bill Meeker







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From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Chris Kuell
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 7:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Stephen King Fans

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.


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