First appeared in Albedo One. Won the reader's award.
The McHugh family had one good reader, Liam. It drove the family nuts, and they condemned
him for it. However, his imagination/ability to read manifested as a literal egg that appeared above his head, showing everything that played out in his head. Finally, Liam
choses to read Paradise Lost, which is larger and more spectacular than any
imaginative play. The audience is in awe
of Satan and his demons as the egg grows to a staggering size. When Liam tries to exit, the vision does not
disappear but hangs over the theater, the demons locked, blinking as if waiting
for the reading to continue.
Simple yet effective.
Too bad more writers don’t try this, bringing fantasy closer to home in a
resonant a manner. Variety is good.
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