Short Story
Loob
- by Bob Leman
- Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1979
Tom Perman remembers his home town differently, but in his actual life, the town is run-down and neither his grandmother nor her elegant house exist—a situation Tom can explain only through changes made to the past by Loob, the town idiot; although ironically, it’s only through those changes that Loob himself even exists.
Their only dreams are of winning prizes on television giveaway shows.
