Dramatis Personae
(Image (C) 2009 Hilary Farmer)
Our erstwhile Sonneteer, a former physics student now pursuing a Ph.D. in what he likes to call “empirical English”. He is deeply self-centered and somewhat timid where matters of the heart are concerned, and apparently infatuated with…
(Image (C) 2009 Hilary Farmer)
The object of Will’s romantic/poetic interest, doing an M.Sc. in mechanical engineering, something to do with fluid mechanics and turbulence. Adelia is pragmatic, a bit of a tomboy, and apt to act impulsively. She’s a friend of Will’s close friend…
- Was the sole woman in Will’s undergraduate physics class, and is now pursuing a Ph.D. in economics at the same university as Will and Adelia. Samantha is frequently confused about how she feels about Will, and Adelia, for that matter. Somewhere in their past both Sam and Adelia knew…
- Who doesn’t appear for quite some time into the narrative. He is a stable, easy-going young man who is Will’s opposite is many respects. He is a year behind Adelia in the Master’s program in mechanical engineering.
The Scene
An entirely fictional university town somewhere on the north shore of Lake Ontario.