Homecoming of Lucian Wren

Today the Machines deliver the new Benjamin. But for Lucian Wren, a beleaguered scriptwriter in a world ruled by cradle-to-grave teleprompters, that's no cause for celebration. For the two-year-old they've cast for the "e;reality"e; show featuring himself and his overstuffed Central Casting wife is a giant pumpkin-headed monster a couple of hatchets past Lizzie Borden. And in this Brave New World ...