As were a lot of his more recent short stories, Stephen King's newest publication Cookie Jar - first released yesterday, on June 23, is a nostalgic look into the past of an aging protagonist who reminisces the ordeals of his past in a conversation with his thirteen-year-old great-grandson. 
 "There were seventy-seven years between them, and Dale Alderson probably considered that an ocean, but to Rhett it was only a lake. Maybe no more than a pond." 
 Aside from a small supernatural element as it is usual for King, this story included some interesting thoughts about a child having to bear his mother's suicide and the experiences of young adults in the Second World War. King always has a gift for creating believable elderly people as protagonists in his stories, and he succeeded in the attempt yet again right here. In the end, nothing really stood out of the plot or the writing, but it wasn't unworthy of spending half an hour with. 
 You can read this little story online for free here.