"The Folks"

Title"The Folks"
Year for Search1993
AuthorsCassutt, Michael [Joseph](b. 1954)
Secondary TitleThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Volume / Edition 85.1
Pagination59-71
Date PublishedJuly 1993
ISSN Number00024-984X
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

In the story, a man decides to visit his parents, who are in their 90s and live in the Sun Villa South retirement home. He finds that his parents, due to an advanced and a “brain booster and stimulant,” are living the good life and are in good shape both mentally and physically. Sun Villa South is depicted as the ideal place for retirees to live, fully support by takes, paid, of course, by current workers. The outside world is only suggested, but it appears that everyone is struggling to just get by.

Author Note

(b. 1954)

Full Text

1993 Cassutt, Michael (b. 1954). “The Folks.” The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 85.1 (July 1993): 59-71.

In the story, a man decides to visit his parents, who are in their 90s and live in the Sun Villa South retirement home. He finds that his parents, due to an advanced and a “brain booster and stimulant,” are living the good life and are in good shape both mentally and physically. Sun Villa South is depicted as the ideal place for retirees to live, fully support by takes, paid, of course, by current workers. The outside world is only suggested, but it appears that everyone is struggling to just get by.