Population: One

Ophelia lived for forty years in Colony 3245.12, where she buried her husband, raised her son, and built a well-established household with a tomato garden. When the colonists were ordered to leave the planet, she refused to go—tired of moralizing and reproaches.

A new life without outsiders turned out to be for her free and happy, but when a team of scouts appears on the planet, she has to understand that—she seems to not be alone…

"Population: One" — smart science fiction for fans of Le Guin and Bradbury.