Eventually it came to pass that no one ever had to die, unless they ran out of money. Then, unless they were so horrible that society had to dispose of them. Then, unless wanted to or could be talked into it. Then, no one would die so long as they had just one person who loved them.

A humanoid immortal figure lives through the years following the death of her friend. As she watches the last of her friend's lineage die after 600 years, she reflects on the nature of her relationship with the friend.

In the near future, an immortal Black woman misses the only person she's ever loved: the woman who created the immortality drug alongside her. Only one of them had decided to take it.

An elderly woman prepares for her death, but is anxious for someone to listen to her precious memories and cherish them after her death.

A woman on a generation ship is offered the chance of immortality, and ultimately lives long enough to become part of subsequent 'waves' of human evolution - from man, to immortal, to machine, to pure energy - over countless millennia.

In a world where immortality has become the norm for humans, two men attempt to introduce an old-fashioned tribe to eternal life.

After a retired inventor becomes widowed, he decides to take Latin classes and falls for his teacher despite his grief and hesitations.

An old woman experiences several blackouts as she approaches death.

A man thinks back on his life as he prepares for death and wonders if his existence was meaningful, or simply fleeting.

A young writer sends an email to his favorite deceased author and receives a surprising response