Word Processor of the Gods
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| "Word Processor of the Gods" | |
| Author | Stephen King |
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| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
| Published in | Playboy (1st release), Skeleton Crew |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Publisher | Playboy Media Corp |
| Media type | Print (Periodical) |
| Publication date | January 1983 |
Word Processor of the Gods is a short story by Stephen King first published in the January 1983 issue of Playboy magazine under the title The Word Processor, and collected in the 1985 anthology Skeleton Crew.
[edit] Plot summary
In the days when dedicated word processors were still popular, the main character, a middle-aged writer tired of his wife (a bad-tempered tyrant), son (an amateur musician with an attitude problem), and life in general, gets a gift from his nephew (a teenage genius) – a custom-built word processor. Unfortunately, the nephew has recently died in a car accident (at the hands of his own brother, driving drunk), so the writer must figure out on his own how to use it. He discovers that, with this word processor, he can write things into existence, and also delete them – at least, as long as the word processor can last. He erases his son and wife, and finally (seconds before the processor's demise) replaces them with his nephew and the nephew's kind, gentle mother. The story ends with the writer going inside with his new son.
[edit] Adaptations
"Word Processor of the Gods" was adapted for an episode of the Tales from the Darkside TV series, first broadcast November 25, 1984.
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