or ▁Type " ▁is ▁a ▁short ▁story ▁by ▁Stephen ▁King , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁horror ▁anth ology ▁T errors , ▁edited ▁by ▁Charles ▁L . ▁Grant , ▁and ▁collected ▁in ▁King ' s ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁collection ▁S ke leton ▁C rew . ▁Of ▁" Sur viv or ▁Type ", ▁King ▁says : ▁" As ▁far ▁as ▁short ▁stories ▁are ▁concerned , ▁I ▁like ▁the ▁gr is ly ▁ones ▁the ▁best . ▁However , ▁the ▁story ▁" Sur viv or ▁Type " ▁goes ▁a ▁little ▁bit ▁too ▁far , ▁even ▁for ▁me ." ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁" Sur viv or ▁Type " ▁is ▁written ▁as ▁the ▁di ary ▁of ▁a ▁dis g rac ed ▁sur geon , ▁Richard ▁P ine ▁( real ▁name : ▁Richard ▁Pin z etti ), ▁who , ▁while ▁attempting ▁to ▁sm ug gle ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁hero in ▁ab o ard ▁a ▁cru ise ▁ship , ▁is ▁ab rupt ly ▁interrupted ▁when ▁an ▁explos ion ▁occurs ▁deep ▁within ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁it ▁rapidly ▁s inks . ▁After ▁bare ly ▁esc aping ▁the ▁s inking ▁vessel , ▁while ▁encounter ing ▁a ▁storm ▁in ▁his ▁empty ▁lif eb o at , ▁P ine ▁finds ▁himself ▁mar oon ed ▁on ▁a ▁tiny ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁with ▁very ▁limited ▁supplies ▁and ▁no ▁food . ▁A ▁self - proc laimed ▁" sur viv or " ▁type , ▁P ine ▁bitter ly ▁wh itt les ▁away ▁the ▁time ▁by ▁using ▁a ▁log book ▁and ▁p