Although set in a dystopian future, Jesse Roarke's short story Ripeness is All takes its title from a line in Shakespeare's King Lear, and there is a sense of a kind of timeless tragedy that rises to the surface in the tale. Brief but beautifully written, this fable-like story underscores the fact that even the most wondrous technological advances don't guarantee one's happiness.
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