Our Old Crossed Stars (University)

Lightyears beyond the periphery of civilized space, an aging explorer rides alone with the memories of a life stretched long by relativity aboard the starship she shared with her husband for decades. Where it's going, Manira is not sure. All she knows is that this final, hardest voyage will deliver her to her beloved husband's most beautiful discovery of all.

Originally published online in June 2014 by Perihelion Science-Fiction.
Awarded Honorable Mention by the Q3 2014 Writers of the Future contest.