Wholesome

I'm a huge Stephen King fan and it's funny because I was just thinking today about how he got sober and then I found this while reading WhatReallyHappened.com. I followed a thread about him talking about how the world is looking more and more like 1984 (which it is!) and the next segment was this.

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Strange coincidence.

TiredEnough

I read and have read a lot of Orwell and his foresight is incredible. We are getting closer and closer to what he was trying to warn us about. Apparently, King is smart enough to see it as well.

Soberpotamus

Love his candidness Thanks for sharing.

Soberwolf

Nice post

SoberLife2014

Thanks for sharing this. I'm a huge Stephen King fan. I've noticed while reading his books that when he referenced himself he was often drinking. I figured he was probably an alcoholic. Good to know that his life is better in sobriety

Wastinglife

The link between authors and alcoholism is so interesting. Whether it's to boost creativity or keep the demons at bay, it almost seems like a prerequisite that to be a successful writer, one has to be a drinker.

VikingGF

"The video will play right after the ad." Yes, the Stella Artois ad. Really?

I love SK, always have. Thanks for the post.

MIRecovery

Regardless of our lot in life puking in the gutter is the great equalizer. Well said Stephen!

melki

I think Steven King's writing improved when he got sober. Most of his earlier books had the same flaw - although brilliantly and engagingly written, it seemed like he just got sick of writing them, and stopped, without explanations or tying up loose ends. His books now are a lot more polished.

MesaMan

This is the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park Colorado. It's the setting for 'The Shining'. Stephen lived in Boulder ~1.5 hours away during his early Career.

'The Stand' was also partially set around Boulder.

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PurpleKnight

"Never regret waking up without a hangover" . . . an awesome perspective!!

Aellyce

SK is a writer (one of them) whose mental world and personal journey I identify with quite a bit. Both his alcohol- and drug-fueled multidimensional fantasy world, and his more recent (sober) development. I agree that the quality of his writing has generally improved since he got sober (although he did come up with great work also before, just not consistently).

I think the story in his Dark Tower series is one of the best metaphors for obsession (and the desperation to be free of it) in contemporary popular fiction.

Nice interview piece, thanks for posting, zenchaser!

SoberLife2014

Love love LOVE the Dark Tower series! I had never thought of it like that before though. Interesting!