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"Forever Yours, Anna"
by Kate Wilhelm

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Publishing Data

First published in Omni, July 1987
Collected in The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction, ed. Arthur B. Evans et al.
Winner of a Nebula for Best Short Story

Preview
Graphology expert Gordon Sills is asked to help locate Anna, who may be in possession of the valuable notes of a dead scientist. Though Gordon's analysis of her letters fails to identify her, he becomes obsessed with trying to find her.
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Characterize Gordon Sills
What is Gordon's relationship with his ex-wife? With his children?
Characterize Avery Roda. What does he want Gordon to do?
Who is Anna? What does Gordon learn about her from the letters he has been asked to analyze?
Who is Mercer? What is his relationship to Anna? What was he working on? What happened to him? What makes his lost papers so valuable?
What is Gordon's immediate reaction to Anna's letters?
How does Gordon figure out his relationship to Anna?
How does Gordon change in the course of this story? How is Anna responsible for these changes?
How does time travel function in this story?
 
 
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