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Stephen king's THE JAUNT sci-fi/horror short story ITT

I read it first about 10 years ago and it's still one of tho...
dead regret haunted graveyard
  10/13/15
Great story
Azure lascivious legend pistol
  10/13/15
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dead regret haunted graveyard
  10/13/15
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Ruddy church
  02/26/23
Classic
bright really tough guy
  02/26/23
crazy ricky
wine exciting stage
  02/26/23
I read this in 6th grade. No idea why my parents let me read...
Bistre point
  02/26/23
*high five*
Nudist Cruise Ship Background Story
  02/27/23
what are some of your other favorites from Skeleton Crew?
Irate Jap
  02/27/23
Survivor Type is good gruesome fun The Mist is classic Ki...
bright really tough guy
  02/27/23
Pretty sure I was signed this story by a reading teacher in ...
boyish dilemma pozpig
  02/27/23
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dead regret haunted graveyard
  02/26/23
I think I read that back in the '80s.. it's one of those sto...
Ocher vivacious ticket booth
  02/27/23
We're you born in the 60s?
floppy hospital
  02/27/23
1957
Ocher vivacious ticket booth
  02/27/23
Great story. I wonder how long it is. A thousand years? A mi...
floppy hospital
  02/27/23
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Irate Jap
  02/27/23
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dead regret haunted graveyard
  02/27/23
longer than you think!
bright really tough guy
  02/27/23
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soul-stirring principal's office
  02/27/23
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boyish dilemma pozpig
  02/27/23
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deranged rambunctious locus skinny woman
  02/27/23
*Claws eyes out*
gold heady set
  02/27/23
LOL Stephen King was such a teenager back in those days
Ocher vivacious ticket booth
  02/27/23
J F C. this story is the highest octane of cosmic nightm...
Ruddy church
  02/27/23
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dead regret haunted graveyard
  02/27/23
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floppy hospital
  02/27/23
Really liked it there!
Startling base candlestick maker
  02/27/23
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bright really tough guy
  02/27/23
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aggressive juggernaut karate
  06/20/23
jfc.
Ruddy church
  06/20/23
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Ruddy church
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aggressive juggernaut karate
  07/07/25
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Bistre point
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bright really tough guy
  06/20/23
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dead regret haunted graveyard
  07/02/23
classic
bright really tough guy
  10/18/23
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Passionate church building
  10/18/23
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bright really tough guy
  07/07/25
His short stories are his best works. Particularly Skeleton ...
Nudist Cruise Ship Background Story
  07/07/25
It's a shitty and stupid story. King sucks and always has
Rose den
  07/07/25


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Date: October 13th, 2015 10:43 PM
Author: dead regret haunted graveyard

I read it first about 10 years ago and it's still one of those stories that sticks with me after all this time. It's a pretty quick read: https://ia801904.us.archive.org/35/items/the-jaunt-stephen-king/The%20Jaunt%20-%20Stephen%20King.pdf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#28962115)



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Date: October 13th, 2015 10:57 PM
Author: Azure lascivious legend pistol

Great story

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Date: October 13th, 2015 11:40 PM
Author: dead regret haunted graveyard



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Date: February 26th, 2023 8:13 PM
Author: Ruddy church



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Date: February 26th, 2023 8:14 PM
Author: bright really tough guy

Classic

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Date: February 26th, 2023 8:17 PM
Author: wine exciting stage

crazy ricky

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Date: February 26th, 2023 8:22 PM
Author: Bistre point

I read this in 6th grade. No idea why my parents let me read this, I think they just wanted me to read. It has haunted me ever since.

Not sure how it’s sold now but back then it was part of the Skeleton Crew anthology, which has some other almost-as-terrifying stories.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#45985415)



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Date: February 27th, 2023 6:22 AM
Author: Nudist Cruise Ship Background Story

*high five*

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Date: February 27th, 2023 9:33 AM
Author: Irate Jap

what are some of your other favorites from Skeleton Crew?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#45987054)



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Date: February 27th, 2023 11:39 AM
Author: bright really tough guy

Survivor Type is good gruesome fun

The Mist is classic King although it drags a little

I always liked Beachworld

The Raft and The Monkey are all time great King shorts

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#45987698)



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Date: February 27th, 2023 11:44 AM
Author: boyish dilemma pozpig

Pretty sure I was signed this story by a reading teacher in 5th or 6th grade, whatever year was the last they had "reading" as a class. Kinda fucked up.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#45987726)



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Date: February 26th, 2023 11:45 PM
Author: dead regret haunted graveyard



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Date: February 27th, 2023 7:01 AM
Author: Ocher vivacious ticket booth

I think I read that back in the '80s.. it's one of those stories that sticks with you though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#45986796)



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Date: February 27th, 2023 9:33 AM
Author: floppy hospital

We're you born in the 60s?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#45987055)



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Date: February 27th, 2023 12:11 PM
Author: Ocher vivacious ticket booth

1957

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Date: February 27th, 2023 9:31 AM
Author: floppy hospital

Great story. I wonder how long it is. A thousand years? A million? A billion?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#45987047)



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Date: February 27th, 2023 9:33 AM
Author: Irate Jap



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Date: February 27th, 2023 11:36 AM
Author: dead regret haunted graveyard



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Date: February 27th, 2023 11:38 AM
Author: bright really tough guy

longer than you think!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#45987694)



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Date: February 27th, 2023 11:39 AM
Author: soul-stirring principal's office



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Date: February 27th, 2023 11:45 AM
Author: boyish dilemma pozpig



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Date: February 27th, 2023 11:51 AM
Author: deranged rambunctious locus skinny woman



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Date: February 27th, 2023 11:54 AM
Author: gold heady set

*Claws eyes out*

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Date: February 27th, 2023 12:11 PM
Author: Ocher vivacious ticket booth

LOL Stephen King was such a teenager back in those days

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#45987890)



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Date: February 27th, 2023 12:26 PM
Author: Ruddy church

J F C.

this story is the highest octane of cosmic nightmare fuel

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#45987972)



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Date: February 27th, 2023 12:12 PM
Author: dead regret haunted graveyard



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#45987891)



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Date: February 27th, 2023 12:12 PM
Author: floppy hospital



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Date: February 27th, 2023 12:31 PM
Author: Startling base candlestick maker

Really liked it there!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#45988013)



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Date: February 27th, 2023 1:00 PM
Author: bright really tough guy



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Date: June 20th, 2023 5:34 PM
Author: aggressive juggernaut karate



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Date: June 20th, 2023 5:39 PM
Author: Ruddy church

jfc.

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Date: October 18th, 2023 3:11 PM
Author: Ruddy church



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Date: July 7th, 2025 11:42 AM
Author: aggressive juggernaut karate



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Date: July 7th, 2025 10:44 AM
Author: Bistre point



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Date: June 20th, 2023 5:37 PM
Author: bright really tough guy



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Date: July 2nd, 2023 12:44 PM
Author: dead regret haunted graveyard



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Date: October 18th, 2023 3:11 PM
Author: bright really tough guy

classic

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Date: October 18th, 2023 3:12 PM
Author: Passionate church building



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Date: July 7th, 2025 10:46 AM
Author: bright really tough guy



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Date: July 7th, 2025 10:48 AM
Author: Nudist Cruise Ship Background Story

His short stories are his best works. Particularly Skeleton Crew and Night Shift

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#49078661)



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Date: July 7th, 2025 11:35 AM
Author: Rose den

It's a shitty and stupid story. King sucks and always has

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3016324&forum_id=2...id#49078759)