Sidenote-I recall reading an interview with King in the early 80's where he mentions his friend, the fellow horror novelist Peter Straub, noting that King writes terrible sex scenes. King said he never felt that they were necessary or organic to his work. I wonder if this scene was somehow unconsciously related to…

Also starred it for that but then removed the star for the unnecessary comma.

You read bad predictions by people who don’t know boxing, I guess. Most knowledgeable analysts said rounds 8-10.