I'm excited to share this one, because it's the chapter where we meet The Writer.

And yes, you probably noticed that picture I chose for this episode. Heh. I tried to find a picture of King that was supposed to have been taken around the time that this chapter takes place, and the whole vibe of this image was just too perfect to pass up. Look at his face! It's like he's saying, "Muahaha I'm in the book! Surprise! I'm comin to get ya!"

I really expected to hate this chapter, and it completely pulled me in despite myself. I couldn't help it! King paints himself as a hapless cog in the machine of Ka rather than some all-knowing omnipotent creator of worlds, and really it's just delightful. I like that the two of them see that there's a sort of shadow hanging over him, and that could mean his addiction or the "death" we heard mentioned on Susannah's end of things (it was her, right?) I'm going to take a wild guess here and say that it's Roland and Eddie who wind up stepping in and saving King from dying when he gets hit.

Anyway, I hope that you all enjoy the episode, and I will see you next week with a new episode!