Short stories that were revised

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papat444
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Short stories that were revised

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For the following stories, Wikipedia says the current versions are revised but does anyone know if they differ drastically? I'd love to compare them but unable to find the original texts. If anyone has any insight i'd greatly appeciate it!

Strawberry Spring - original text (Ubris, Fall 1968)
Night Surf - original text (Ubris, Fall 1969)
It grows on you - original text (Marshroots, Fall 1973)
The Monkey - original text (Gallery, November 1980)
Word Processor of the Gods - original text (Playboy, January 1983)
My Pretty Pony - original text (My Pretty Pony, December 1988)
Blind Willie - original text (Antaeus #75/76, October 1994)
Sherlock Joe's
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Re: Short stories that were revised

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eBay has some auction listings for "The Monkey" insert that appeared in Gallery magazine, but they're going for $200-500.
papat444
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Re: Short stories that were revised

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Sherlock Joe's wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 6:12 am eBay has some auction listings for "The Monkey" insert that appeared in Gallery magazine, but they're going for $200-500.
Yikes. I'm curious to read the text and compare but not that curious.
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Re: Short stories that were revised

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The January 1983 issue of Playboy has numerous auctions on eBay, some going for only $10-20.

The story in that issue was called "The Word Processor".

Plus, Amazon has a self-described "Good" copy of Antaeus magazine where "Blind Willie" appeared for $11-20.
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Re: Short stories that were revised

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Sherlock Joe's wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 9:02 am The January 1983 issue of Playboy has numerous auctions on eBay, some going for only $10-20.

The story in that issue was called "The Word Processor".

Plus, Amazon has a self-described "Good" copy of Antaeus magazine where "Blind Willie" appeared for $11-20.
Thanks for this.
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Re: Short stories that were revised

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I have all of the originals of every King story and most of them are vastly different from the ones in the trade editions.
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Re: Short stories that were revised

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Mr. Rabbit Trick wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 11:01 pm I have all of the originals of every King story and most of them are vastly different from the ones in the trade editions.
I'd love to take a peek ;)
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