"Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the May 1984 issue of Redbook magazine, and collected in King's 1985 collection Skeleton Crew. ---------- Contained in: - [Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14917392W/Short_Stories) - [Skeleton Crew](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL149161W/Skeleton_Crew)