Synopsis
An expert graphologist is hired by a corporation to try to identify the woman who had written some letters to one of their employees, who had now disappeared along with valuable notes on his research.
Notes
First published in Omni, July 1987.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Hugo Award | Best Short Story | Runner-up |
| 1988 | Locus Poll Award | Best Short Story | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1988 | Nebula Award | Short Story | Winner |
| 1988 | SF Chronicle Award | Short Story | Runner-up |
Publications (19)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1987 | Omni, July 1987 | Omni Publications International Ltd. | MAGAZINE | 58 |
| May 1988 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection | St. Martin's Press | Anthology | 80 |
| May 1988 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection | St. Martin's Press | Anthology | 80 |
| June 1988 | The 1988 Annual World's Best SF | DAW Books | Anthology | 177 |
| June 1988 | The 1988 Annual World's Best SF | DAW Books | Anthology | 177 |
| August 1988 | The 1988 Annual World's Best SF | DAW Books / SFBC | Anthology | 139 |
| September 1988 | Best New SF 2 | Robinson | Anthology | 80 |
| September 1988 | Best New SF 2 | Robinson | Anthology | 80 |
| November 1988 | The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 | Orbit Book / Futura Publications | Anthology | 11 |
| April 1989 | Nebula Awards 23 | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | Anthology | 28 |
| April 1989 | Nebula Awards 23 | Harvest / HBJ | Anthology | 28 |
| February 1992 | And the Angels Sing | St. Martin's Press | Collection | 220 |
| June 1994 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection | St. Martin's Press | Anthology | 80 |
| November 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology | Tor | Anthology | 71 |
| November 1996 | Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology | Tor | Anthology | 71 |
| August 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction | Wesleyan University Press | Anthology | 598 |
| August 2010 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction | Wesleyan University Press | Anthology | 598 |
| July 2013 | And the Angels Sing | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |
| March 2020 | Masters of Science Fiction: Kate Wilhelm, Volume 1 | Centipede Press | Collection | 261 |