(1989) My Pretty Pony

Jessica Johnson

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An elderly man, his death rapidly approaching, takes his young grandson up onto a hill behind his house and gives the boy his pocket watch. Then, standing among falling apple blossoms, the man also "gives instruction" on the nature of time: how when you grow up, it begins to move faster and faster, slipping away from you in great chunks if you don't hold tightly onto it. Time is a pretty pony, with a wicked heart.

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Jessica Johnson

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An elderly man, his death rapidly approaching, takes his young grandson up onto a hill behind his house and gives the boy his pocket watch. Then, standing among falling apple blossoms, the man also "gives instruction" on the nature of time: how when you grow up, it begins to move faster and faster, slipping away from you in great chunks if you don't hold tightly onto it. Time is a pretty pony, with a wicked heart.

My Pretty Pony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
'My Pretty Pony' is a short story written by Stephen King and illustrated by the artist Barbara Kruger. It was the sixth publication in the Whitney Museum of American Art artist and writer series
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Pretty_Pony
My Pretty Pony - Stephen King Wiki - Wikia
'My Pretty Pony' is a short story written by Stephen King. It was first published in a...
http://stephenking.wikia.com/wiki/My_Pretty_Pony
Summary/Reviews: The Stephen King universe
This definitive reference work examines his novels and short stories, as well as the motion pictures, miniseries, and teleplays that King has written. The authors spent three years discovering and tying together the threads that exist in King's fiction. Their insightful results will entertain and surprise readers new and old.
https://www.buffalolib.org/vufind/Record/1113789/Reviews
15 Minute Lunch: My Pretty Pony
This story is basically about the passage of time, the kinds of time that exist, and how it seems to speed up as you get older. It's not a particularly uplifting tale, told by a grandfather to his grandson, but it's well written, and haunting in its own way. It always reminds me to grab on to every moment that I'm on this planet, and to make my best attempt to not let life just slip by while I'm busy not noticing.
http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2005/02/my-pretty-pony.html
StephenKing.com - My Pretty Pony Short Story
I don't know what it is about this story. Something about it really makes sense to me, and it always leaves me wanting more. It really seems like it could've been piece from a gunslinger battle or something like it. One of those "I wish he'd go back and look at this again things."
http://stephenking.com/library/short_story/my_pretty_pony.html
My Pretty Pony by Stephen King - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
My Pretty Pony has 236 ratings and 13 reviews. Ben said: First read this short story in my early 20's. Just re-read again at 45 as I watch my children gr...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/155405.My_Pretty_Pony

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My Pretty Pony
Oversized slip-cased edition cover
Author	Stephen King
Illustrator	Barbara Kruger
Cover artist	Barbara Kruger
Language	English
Genre	Parable short story
Publisher	Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date	December 1988
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	100 pp
ISBN	978-0-394-58037-1

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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My Pretty Pony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
'My Pretty Pony' is a short story written by Stephen King and illustrated by the artist Barbara Kruger. It was the sixth publication in the Whitney Museum of American Art artist and writer series
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Pretty_Pony
My Pretty Pony - Stephen King Wiki - Wikia
'My Pretty Pony' is a short story written by Stephen King. It was first published in a...
http://stephenking.wikia.com/wiki/My_Pretty_Pony
Summary/Reviews: The Stephen King universe
This definitive reference work examines his novels and short stories, as well as the motion pictures, miniseries, and teleplays that King has written. The authors spent three years discovering and tying together the threads that exist in King's fiction. Their insightful results will entertain and surprise readers new and old.
https://www.buffalolib.org/vufind/Record/1113789/Reviews
15 Minute Lunch: My Pretty Pony
This story is basically about the passage of time, the kinds of time that exist, and how it seems to speed up as you get older. It's not a particularly uplifting tale, told by a grandfather to his grandson, but it's well written, and haunting in its own way. It always reminds me to grab on to every moment that I'm on this planet, and to make my best attempt to not let life just slip by while I'm busy not noticing.
http://15minutelunch.blogspot.com/2005/02/my-pretty-pony.html
StephenKing.com - My Pretty Pony Short Story
I don't know what it is about this story. Something about it really makes sense to me, and it always leaves me wanting more. It really seems like it could've been piece from a gunslinger battle or something like it. One of those "I wish he'd go back and look at this again things."
http://stephenking.com/library/short_story/my_pretty_pony.html
My Pretty Pony by Stephen King - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
My Pretty Pony has 236 ratings and 13 reviews. Ben said: First read this short story in my early 20's. Just re-read again at 45 as I watch my children gr...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/155405.My_Pretty_Pony

My Pretty Pony
Oversized slip-cased edition cover
Author	Stephen King
Illustrator	Barbara Kruger
Cover artist	Barbara Kruger
Language	English
Genre	Parable short story
Publisher	Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date	December 1988
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	100 pp
ISBN	978-0-394-58037-1

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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