All That You Love Will Be Carried Away

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away is a Stephen King short story first published in The New Yorker on January 29, 2001, and later collected in Everything’s Eventual. The story follows traveling salesman Alfie Zimmer, whose lonely life on the road has led him to an unusual hobby: collecting bizarre restroom graffiti from across America. As Alfie contemplates his future in a Nebraska motel room, he reflects on isolation, connection, and the hidden meaning found in the words of strangers.