A new short story idea.



This started with the question, "Do you consider having perfect recall of every episode of The Twilight Zone a superpower?"

Here's my idea: Every day before going to work a guy watches two episodes of The Twilight Zone. He finds that not only can he remember everything about the show, but he also begins to find meaning in it's bitter irony. He starts relating this meaning to the people in his life, using the episodes of the series as parables and building a set of ethics and morals from their teachings. Word spreads and he unwittingly founds, and becomes the prophet of, the most influential religious movement in centuries. In his old age he reflects on his wealth, his power and his worldwide influence. He spent his entire life teaching people the lessons of irony, but is now embittered against the show he loved from so many years of talking about it.

I'm to lazy to write it, so you do it for me, ok?
- posted by Mason @ 11:32 PM