The Glass Floor Short Story

King was paid 35 for the story which when adjusted for.

The glass floor short story.

The story has only been reprinted once since then i believe and it has never appeared in any of his collections. A very short very good read. Written in 1967 the glass floor was king s first published story for which he was paid thirty five dollars. Connections coincidences and chestnuts.

Eventually charles will find a way to enter the room with the glass floor and he ll quickly discover that not all is as it seems. In 1967 two years after his publication in the fanzine king submitted the short story the glass floor to startling mystery stories the story was accepted by startling mystery stories editor robert a w. The glass floor is a short story originally published in startling mystery stories in 1967. Short stories partial list the following works may have been published in magazines but not in book form.

Originally published in startling mystery stories in 1967 the glass floor was stephen s first professional sale and was subsequently published in the weird tales fall 1990 edition. It was reprinted in weird tales issue 298 and the glass floor later republished in issue 68 of cemetery dance released in december of 2012. King s first published story which he sold for 35 00. 1965 i was a teenage grave robber.

The story concerns a man who goes to meet the grieving husband of his dead. King wrote the story a few months before his twentieth birthday and it s full of raw talent. The story was king s first professional sale earning him a 35 paycheck. The glass floor was first published in startling mystery stories in 1967 and it was king s first professional sale.

Lowndes and published in the fall 1967 edition of the magazine.