Retrograde

by Jon Jefferson

We all look forward to retirement day. That final day of work when we will finally be able to get to the things we have put off for so long. Too often we reach that age worn out. Too tired to do the things we dreamed about in our youth.

At the same time, a company invests large sums in training and employee retention. Imagine a world where we can regain our youth. But there is always a price.

In the future, everything is recycled.

8 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 20, 2014

Reviews

[Robert Zimmermann]

This story had an interesting concept, but it lacked a crucial piece of a story: conflict. There are a few places that conflict could be added, and it felt like it was going to develop at some point, but then by the end, it nothing close to a conflict arose. There was only a very minor internal conflict with the main character and her new stage in life.

What this felt like, due to what I've said above, was the opening scene for another work this author might have in mind. On it's own, it wasn't satisfying and left me a bit annoyed. I enjoyed Jefferson's writing and build up of his main character as well as what we see of the world building, but all that seemed to be of no consequence by the time I was done.

I'll be checking out other work from this author because I liked his style. My only hope is that there's something more to them than I found in this one.