If the only way to address the global population crisis and degradation of the planet was to limit everyone's lifespan to 70 years, would you go along with it? Or would you fight to live? This is the dilemma faced by Claris, the narrator of The Collections. Her beloved husband has been taken to a Collections Depot to be euthanised, and his body mulched to feed reforestation, and soon it will be her turn. Should Claris abide by the law, or should she break it?
It's 2041. The population bomb has exploded. The climate is in crisis. Only extreme measures will save our species and, in an attempt to restore balance, the Government has legalized Collections. It's unimaginable but understandable. Is it avoidable? Claris works in a government Collections Depot but after her husband is taken there to die - a sacrifice he makes willingly to help reduce population pressure - she finds her job increasingly abhorrent. Plagued by unease, she tries to reconcile her morals with reality.
