"I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You in Reno" is a science fiction short story by Vylar Kaftan. It was first published in Lightspeed, in 2010.
Synopsis edit
A woman writes a letter to her lover, from whom she has been separated by travel at relativistic speeds and time dilation.
Reception edit
"I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You in Reno" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story in 2010.[1]
In Locus, Lois Tilton applauded Kaftan's "use of metaphors to illustrate the complications of human relationships", but questioned what the narrator "sees in this guy".[2] At Tangent Online, Bryan Thomas Schmidt noted Kaftan's "excellent gift for prose" and "descriptive and emotional language that keeps [the story] moving at a steady pace", but nonetheless observed that the story "feels like one long telling. There's not really any showing", with no dialogue, and limited character development; ultimately, Schmidt concluded that the story was "enjoyable, but (...) could have been better".[3]
References edit
- ^ I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You in Reno, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved August 21, 2023
- ^ Lois Tilton reviews Short Fiction, early June 2010, in Locus; published June 7, 2010; retrieved August 21, 2023
- ^ Lightspeed Magazine #1, June 2010, reviewed by Bryan Thomas Schmidt, at 'Tangent Online; published August 5, 2010; retrieved August 21, 2023