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Jack (Arcadia beach boy)

Jack (Arcadia beach boy) is recorded in 1 distinct story.

Jack and the shared Arcadia/Alhambra setting suggest a Sawyer cameo. Sawyer would be eighteen or nineteen in 1988; this boy’s age is unstated. His mother’s reported car-crash death is unconfirmed in Sawyer’s biography. This remains a possible match.

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The Tommyknockers

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What’s your name?” “Jack. What’s yours?” “Gard.” “Happy Fourth of July, Gard.” “Happy Fourth, Jack. And watch out for the Tommyknockers.”

Jack and the shared Arcadia/Alhambra setting suggest a Sawyer cameo. Sawyer would be eighteen or nineteen in 1988; this boy’s age is unstated. His mother’s reported car-crash death is unconfirmed in Sawyer’s biography. This remains a possible match.

The Tommyknockers ↗ (paid link)By Stephen King