Review: Multifaceted post-apocalyptic fiction
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 15, 2011
There are so many great things about this story, it's hard to know where to start. It is a short 5-10min read, so I'll try not to give any spoilers here.This is a future where there has been a disaster. The FourH, diseases that struck the major crops of the world, has limited the earth's carrying capacity drastically by reducing the world's food supply. Reality bites, but there's always virtual reality if you are willing and able to pay the price. Troy is fortunate in that he inherited a garden from his father. It is his high school reunion and he'll go to any length to be there in the virtual meeting place, just for a chance to interact with his high school sweetheart, Michelle.On the surface this is an interesting SF short, but it brings up numerous real world questions such as the dangers of monoculture agriculture, carrying capacity and world population issues, and how far is too far in virtual reality? There are some minor editing issues which don't detract too much. Time well spent.