"The Gingerbread Girl" follows the story of Em, who after suffering a devastating loss, starts running. Soon Em runs from her husband and her home all the way to the airport. Looking for solace, Em's running takes her to the Florida Gulf where she settles into the loneliest stretch of Vermillion Key. Once there Em keeps up her running until one day she makes the mistake of looking into the driveway of a man named Pickering. Pickering also enjoys the privacy of Vermillion Key, but the young women he brings there suffer the consequences. Will Em be next?
Community Thoughts:
Posted By: Trudge164 - 07/29/2009 - 9:33 PM EST
This one tour de force. It hits the ground running and like a marathon runner it does not stop until the end.
Posted By: DJB - 07/20/2009 - 10:16 AM EST
Was really enjoying this story (up until 5 minutes ago) when I firstly found one page (60) completely blank and then page 76 was completley unreadable! I bought Just After Sunset a few months ago from amazon and am now left frustrated as I did't want to miss any of this great short story! Just thought I'd share my frustration :)
Posted By: Britt - 04/13/2009 - 10:24 AM EST
You cannot help but get into the excitement of Em trying to escape this serial killer. It makes you think if you would be that strong and have the will to live even after the loss she took at the beginning of the story. I don't think I could be.
Posted By: BrinaBaby - 02/10/2009 - 1:22 PM EST
This was an amazing short story that captured me from the word go.....I loved it and the ending was just great! I love Stephen King. He is such an amazing writer. Never stop giving the rest of the world just a small piece of your gift....thank you!
Posted By: William Hendrick - 12/12/2008 - 6:29 PM EST
Where else has this story been published? I just reread it in the current collection and am sure I have read it previously.
