Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death `` Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death `` is a short story by James Tiptree , Jr. ( pseudonym of Alice Sheldon ) . It won a Nebula Award for Best Short Story in 1973 . This article about a science fiction short story ( or stories ) is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : Science fiction short stories | Nebula Award winning works | Science fiction short story stubs 