I agree about Stand By Me, Shawshank Redemption, Secret Window, …all flicks worth

repeating, but there’s an exception to the King short story rule; The Green Mile began as

a series (or serial) until King deemed it novel material, then adapted by Frank Shawshank

Redemption Darabont.  I like The Green Mile a lot; dig the story, the characters, and it’s

a further example of David Morse’s subtle…strong character acting.  

Regarding James Elroy: An occasional mood for Elmore Leonard’s style keeps Freaky

Deaky on my desk just to open it up and read a chapter every now and then (a memento

of better American decades) and Blood Meridian was compelling enough to want to give

The Road a try, so I’ll take your advice and put Elroy on the reading list.  I’ve read about

his staccato style, though, which I may not be able to get into … gota have a little verse

...in my

prose -- or

literary prose

in in my verse

...or prose