Synopsis
A First Mother reflects on the viral tragedy that has shaped her society.
History
First publication: The Toronto Star Weekly, September 20, 1986
Review
A very simple story that just outlines the society of this world. Not much need for characterization except with the First Mother and that is adequate for the story. It is a rather bleak and scary look at what the world could become due to a viral pandemic. We are lucky that COVID didn’t do this to us, but then it did change us in certain ways. Good story, but I wouldn’t call it great.
