| "Distant Replay" | |
|---|---|
| Author | Mike Resnick |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Magic realism-Slipstream short story |
| Published in | Asimov's Science Fiction |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Publication date | April/May 2007 |
"Distant Replay" is a magic realism/slipstream short story published in 2007 by Mike Resnick. It was nominated for the 2008 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[1]
The story follows Walter Silverman, a man who sees a young woman that looks exactly like his deceased wife. As he gets to know her he discovers that she has too many things in common for this to be a coincidence. He then comes up with a plan to help out her love life and manages to find his own Avatar for her to meet.