MESSAGE BOARD: Reflections on Stephen King

July 28, 1999
Web posted at: 3:05 p.m. EDT (1905 GMT)

(CNN) -- Horror writer Stephen King is writing again, but his time at the keyboard is limited by his injuries and rehabilitation schedule.

King was hit by a minivan June 19 as he walked beside a two-lane country road near his vacation home in North Lovell, Maine. He suffered several broken bones and a collapsed lung. The writer had five operations to repair his injuries.

In a statement on the Stephen King Web site, King's wife, writer Tabitha King, said her husband was using a laptop computer and writing for about an hour-and-a-half each day.

She said his writing time is limited because he is unable to sit for long periods because of injuries to his pelvic bones. King also spends time in physical therapy.

In the third person, King wrote, "SK continues to work hard at his physical rehabilitation. He spends more time out of bed every day, using a walker or wheelchair."

Part of King's physical therapy includes playing fetch with his dog, Marlowe. King said he tosses an Aerobie, a Frisbee-like toy, to Marlowe. The dog catches it and flips it over his head to wear around his neck like a lei.

Tabitha King also said her husband had been visited by relatives, including the couple's first grandchild, 3 1/2-month-old Ethan.