Does this man scare you?
Well, I know that’s not the way most people, even those who like his writing, would describe him.
But Stephen King recently did something pretty cool. He and his wife, Tabitha, donated $13,000 so that 150 Maine Army National Guardsmen training in Indiana can come home for Christmas.
The troops, from the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Unit, are training at Camp Atterbury and are scheduled to depart for Afghanistan in January.
It’s a kind gesture that many of those soldiers and their families may never forget. Who knows how long it will be before they can return to their loved ones for the holidays … if at all. Those men and women shouldn’t have to spend their last holidays stateside a third of the country away from home.
The Kings actually gave $12,999 — because 13 is an unlucky number … who’d have though King was superstitious? — and a personal assistant chipped in $1.
If you’re a King fan, here are some other recent developments you may or may not be aware of:
Speculation that if King broke into the business today, he’d be less successful
SyFy turning King’s “The Colorado Kid” into a series titles ‘Haven”
King is considering a sequel to ‘The Shining”
King possibly teaming with Spielberg to bring “Under the Dome” to TV as miniseries
And my favorite … King trashes “Twilight” author Meyer, praises Harry Potter author Rowling
Raising Two Americans 