King planned to begin writing a new novel, but after he was asked to edit The Best American Short Stories 2007, he was inspired to write short stories instead. On February 19, 2008, the author's official site revealed twelve stories that would comprise the collection, mentioning the possibility that one additional "bonus story" could be included, and on April 16 " The Cat from Hell" (a much anthologized but heretofore uncollected short story originally published in 1977) was added to the contents list. Previous titles mentioned in the media by Stephen King himself were Pocket Rockets and Unnatural Acts of Human Intercourse. About a month later, the title was subtly changed to Just After Sunset. On February 6, 2008, the author's official website revealed the title of the collection to be Just Past Sunset. It was released in hardcover by Scribner on November 11, 2008, and features a holographic dust jacket. Legal or illegal? Everyone, from those with their own DNA to those who’d been altered into celebs or copies of wealthy people, are watching the decision on the case to find out if what these DNA clones are doing is legal or illegal.Just After Sunset is the fifth collection of short stories by Stephen King. She was raised by corporate suits-and by the time she reached eighteen and could conceivably control the family’s mighty financial empire, there were seventeen copies of her running around, most of whom claimed a piece of the action. Concurrently, there is a highly publicized case before the Supreme Court concerning the orphan daughter of extremely wealthy parents. They roam a huge house, and if they provide sex, they get ten percent of the payment.
The question is put by the first person narrator, who arrives at a whorehouse featuring people whose DNA has been altered into versions of Madonna. The story opens with an intriguing notion: that people can give up their identities-their lives-to become a clone of a celebrity.
The first story is Steven Mohan, Jr.’s “The House of the Beata Virgo.” I think this is the most accessible to my putative new reader.
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