Spacemen Never Die!

"Spacemen Never Die!" by Morris Hershman is a journey into a world where space travel is common, but human emotions are still complex. The story centers around Henry Weller as he struggles with the large shadow cast by his wife's former husband, a famous space explorer forever immortalized in a three-dimensional picture. Wrestling with feelings of inadequacy and jealousy while trying to maintain his marriage, Henry soon seeks answers from his friends. Through his friends, Henry learns about the actual struggles within Phoebe's first marriage, which causes feelings of grief, love, and questions regarding identity to arise. A brief separation gives Henry time to think, which ultimately brings him home to Phoebe, so they can address their struggles as a couple, but the story concludes with a secret that might alter the dynamics again.