Dedication (short story)
| "Dedication" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Stephen King | |
| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Dark Visions (1st release), Nightmares and Dreamscapes |
| Publication type | Anthology |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Publication date | 1989 |
Dedication is a short story by Stephen King first published as part of the 1989 short story anthology Dark Visions and reprinted in King's 1993 short story collection Nightmares and Dreamscapes.
Plot summary
It tells the story of a black house maid working in a hotel and an eccentric alcoholic writer who is a frequent guest there. The maid consumes some of the writer's semen which was left on his sheets as part of a possible black magic spell, in the hope that it will pass talent and ability along to her son. The story is told, in part, in the past tense.
King states in the introduction to this story that it was the inspiration for his novel Dolores Claiborne.
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