Review: Senex is Latin for (wise) old man
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 29, 2011
This is an excellent short story with well-drawn characters. Yes, it's a "short" story, but Mr. Ambrose has chosen his words carefully, and it contains exactly the right number of them.For various reasons the government of the future has decided to put to death people of a certain age. This is a story of a man's actions in response to notification of the inevitable termination of his life. His son, daughter-in-law and grandson are characterized perfectly and imaginatively.Don't pass this up. I'll be reading more of Mr. Ambrose.