The Bitter Pill

The Story

To Paul Clayton, obscure shipping clerk, his forty-fifth birthday was not an occasion for celebration. It meant the achievement of status of Senior Citizen, and with it several dubious priviledges - not least of which was the government-issue suicide pill.
Those who changed their mind ended up in the brutal penal colony on Mars.

Dedication

For Susan, whose horrid idea it was.

Published Editions

• Wren 111-3, (Australia), 1974, 158pp, A$4.95
• Australian Large Print 1-86340-013-3, (Australia), 1991, 228pp