Summary:
Ted had treasured Vera, his wife of twenty years, even as she was ever so slowly inching away from him and finally just broke the chain one day. The years they'd spent in Berkeley CA had been filled faculty events, the inevitable kissing up, the months hold up his study working on his articles on German Political theory and finally the coveted laurel of tenure.
Against her mother's advice, Vera had given up her legal career in Chicago, though she never missed it. But she never fit in as a faculty wife.
Scene:
" Ted", Vera called the front stairs of their shingled Berkeley house.
Hearing no answer, Vera placed the salad on the table and brought in the lamb chops from the backyard grill.
" Ted! We're eating".
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I love this device. Summary and then Scene. It's really smart. And somehow, it makes the whole event feel much more poignant. You set us up, simply in the summary, all without telling us too much. And then you let the scene play out, again telling us only enough to leave us waiting, hanging there with Vera, waiting for the longing to begin. Absolutely terrific!
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