If Ever I Should Leave You
A nameless narrator (called Nanette by an overly zealous copy-editor in the
If
publication) tells of time-traveler Yuri’s return as a dying old man and of the
subsequent times when she visited him. I enjoyed that beginning part of the story, but
the ending, as the narrator herself ages, spoke to me more deeply.
I met Pamela Sargent
in Lawrence, Kansas, at Jim Gunn’s writing workshop. She was insightful and kind to the
young writers who came to learn from her and other talented writers.
— Michael Main
All the coordinates are there, all the places and times I went to these past months. When
you're lonely, when you need me, go to the Time Station and I’ll be waiting on the
other side.