Have you ever read "Different Seasons", then? The original Shawshank Redemption story isn't nearly as great as the movie, but I thought it was pretty good all the same, and it's interesting to see how things developed. There, Red really is Irish and Andy Dufresne is described as a "little guy" (so I doubt that Mr. King really had Tim or Morgan in mind when he wrote it). The original story which they got "Stand By Me" from is in there too. "Apt Pupil" is a nasty, nasty story, but a real page-turner - they got a movie out of that too, only it's not supposed to be all that good. I'm glad that your day was graced with so many goosies...I fed Muriel today for the first time in months!
