Graduation Afternoon
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"Graduation Afternoon" is a short story by Stephen King
, originally published in the March 2007 issue of Postscripts, and collected in King's 2008 collection Just After Sunset
. The story tells of a young woman enjoying her high school graduation party at her wealthy boyfriend's suburban Connecticut home and subsequently witnessing the destruction of Manhattan by an atomic bomb.
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
, originally published in the March 2007 issue of Postscripts, and collected in King's 2008 collection Just After Sunset
Just After Sunset
Just After Sunset is the fifth collection of short stories by Stephen King. It was released in hardcover by Scribner on November 11, 2008, and features a holographic dust jacket. On February 6, 2008, the author's official website revealed the title of the collection to be Just Past Sunset. About a...
. The story tells of a young woman enjoying her high school graduation party at her wealthy boyfriend's suburban Connecticut home and subsequently witnessing the destruction of Manhattan by an atomic bomb.