A young man looking for love in 1959 Brooklyn finds and answers a letter from a young woman in 1869 Brooklyn.
The folded paper opened stiffly, the crease permanent with age, and even before I saw the date I knew this letter was old. The handwriting was obviously feminine, and beautifully clear—it’s called Spencerian, isn’t it?—the letters perfectly formed and very ornate, the capitals especially being a whirl of dainty curlicues. The ink was rust-black, the date at the top of the page was May 14, 1882, and reading it, I saw that it was a love letter.

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  1. “Obituary” by Isaac Asimov, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1959.
  2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Isaac Asimov