[dixiechick2000]

"The thing is, regardless of whether some snobs in the literary elite think his subject matter beneath their attention, Stephen King is a good writer."

You are absolutely right. Despite his politics, I've read almost everything he has written.

In the past I liked clowns but, after reading It, I am now skeptical of them until I figure out their motives. ;o)

[ModelBreaker]

In the past I liked clowns but, after reading It, I am now skeptical of them until I figure out their motives.

Here's a horror story. At an outdoor festival last weekend, PETA had a booth. One of the folks--I use the term loosely--at the booth had a T-Shirt that announced she was a member of "Clowns Against Animal Cruelty." Honest. I am not making that up.

She didn't try to hand me any balloons. But, like you, and since "It," I walk a wide circle around clowns. In particular, I don't take balloons from strange clowns.