Summer of Stephen
Title: “Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1)”
Publishing Date: 1985 Length: 5 pages Start Date: November 18, 2018 End Date: November 18, 2018 Going very much against type with this one, King kept this story to a tight 5 pages. In fact, if my spreadsheet isn’t mistaken, King has only one story shorter than this up to this point. And that story, “The Man Who Loved Flowers,” is my favorite of his works so far. “Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1)” does not, however, hold as high of a place in my heart. For the most part, this should totally be my type of story. You’ll never guess from the title, but the story follows a milkman while he makes his deliveries in the morning. I told you you’d be surprised. Except, this milkman leaves little surprises in the milk bottles for his customers. These surprises could be anything from poison to spiders to toxic fumes. (Fortunately, I would be safe from this psycho. Lactose intolerance for the win!) As you all know, stories about murder are usually my jam. But for some reason, this one just didn’t do much for me. It was as well-written as any of King’s works, it just wasn’t as memorable. According to my ranking list, I have it right in the middle of the pack for short stories, but that still puts it pretty far down the list. It was a fun enough read, but not one I’m likely to revisit.
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