The Cast of Characters

The Word Wench: The narrator

Harrison: The Wench’s daughter

Kate and Jake: The Wench’s neighbors and dear friends

George, Lucy, Sport, Roxanne, Parker, Zack: Harrison’s (and the Wench’s) friends

ZJ, Cyn, Libby, Rose, Sydney, Vanessa, Joanne, Chris, Trixie, Zoe, Colleen, Chaika, and Donna: The Wench’s gal pals, confidantes, colleagues and fellow writers

Carla Guiterrez: The Wench’s guitar instructor and friend

Horst: The Wench’s guy pal, colleague and wingman

Hank, Fred, Takeo, Mick, Otto, Art, Spence, Bill, Hitoshi: More of the Wench’s guy friends, confidantes, colleagues, and fellow writers

Doc, Aaron, and the various “doms” and dates: The Wench’s romantic interests, muses, and conundrums

Makoto: The Wench’s ex-husband

Wasabi: The Wench’s cat – and her life, her love, and her lady