Summary

In the introduction to “Afterlife,” King says that since he is in his sixties, he has started thinking more about what happens after death. He notes there is really no way to know, but can be broken down into the possibilities that there is either something after death or there is nothing. He writes that he would like a chance to live his life again so he could cherish the good times he was too busy to enjoy the first time around.

In “Afterlife,” William “Bill” Andrews dies Sept. 23, 2012. He has been suffering with colon cancer. His wife believes that just before he died, he opened his eyes and smiled because he saw her.

What his wife did not realize is that Andrews is smiling because his pain is fading. A white light obliterates his family. Andrews expects the white light to fade to...