Loob
by Bob Leman
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.
“Loob” by Bob Leman, Magazine of Fantasy
and Science Fiction, April 1979.