| "Willa" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short story by Stephen King | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | Horror | ||
| Publication | |||
| Published in | Playboy, Just After Sunset | ||
| Publication type | Periodical | ||
| Publisher | Playboy Enterprises | ||
| Media type | Magazine | ||
| Publication date | December 2006 | ||
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"Willa" is a short story by American writer Stephen King, originally published in the December 2006 issue of Playboy magazine.
The story is also included as the first entry in King's 2008 short-fiction collection Just After Sunset. In the endnotes in the collection called "Sunset Notes", King writes of this story: "This probably isn't the best story in the book, but I love it very much, because it ushered in a new period of creativity for me – as regards the short story, at least. Most of the stories in Just After Sunset were written subsequent to 'Willa', and in fairly quick succession (over a period of not quite two years)."