Strawberry Spring

"Strawberry Spring" is a horror genre short story by Stephen King, published in the 1978 collection Night Shift. It employs a twist ending. "Strawberry Spring" takes place at the fictional New England college, New Sharon College. The main setting for the story is March 1968, specifically starting on March 16, 1968 An unnamed narrator sees the words "Springheel Jack" in a newspaper, which leads him to recount a time, about eight years ago, when he... more

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Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American writer of contemporary horror fiction, science fiction, fantasy literature, and screenplays. More than 350 million copies of King's novels and short story collections have been sold, and many of his stories have been adapted for film,...

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