"Old Soldiers"

Title"Old Soldiers"
Year for Search2001
AuthorsReed, Kit [Lilian Craig](1932-2017)
Secondary AuthorsBrooks, Keith, and Gevers, Nick
Secondary TitleInfinity Plus One
Pagination237-53
Date Published2001
PublisherPS Publishing
Place PublishedLeeds, Eng.
KeywordsFemale author, US author
Annotation

Dystopian senior citizens home where the quality of care depends on the wealth of the resident, which reflects the reality of such homes today. The story, though, is primarily concerned with an old soldier remembering the war and wanting answers.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. in her The Dogs of Truth: New and Uncollected Stories (New York: Tor, 2005), 158-77; and in her The Story Until Now: A Great Big Book of Stories (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2013), 311-25. 

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

The female author (1932-2017) had her name changed legally from Lilian Craig Reed to Kit Reed.

Full Text

2001 Reed, Kit [Lillian Craig] (1932-2017). “Old Soldiers.” Infinity Plus one. Ed. Keith Brooks and Nick Gevers (Leeds, Eng.: PS Publishing, 2001), 237-253. Rpt. in her The Dogs of Truth: New and Uncollected Stories (New York: Tor, 2005), 158-177; and in her The Story Until Now: A Great Big Book of Stories (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2013), 311-325. PSt

Dystopian senior citizens home where the quality of care depends on the wealth of the resident, which reflects the reality of such homes today. The story, though, is primarily concerned with an old soldier remembering the war and wanting answers. The author had her name changed legally from Lilian Craig Reed to Kit Reed.