| Bob | Barrow | An anthropology professor. |
| Ed | Benson | The man Chuck had a conflict with. |
| Mary | Brown | A nurse at the emergency room. |
| Miriam | Conover | Ray's wife. |
| Ray | Conover | Pete's co-teacher. |
| Abraham | De Leon | One of the business professionals. |
| Cindy | Garrison | Paul's wife. |
| Mindy | Garrison | Paul and Cindy's daughter. |
| Paul | Garrison | One of Pete's acquaintances. |
| Harley | Geer | One of the pit-related patients. |
| Dan | Gleason | A local boat basin worker. |
| Bob | Hamilton | Linda's husband. |
| Linda | Hamilton | One of the villagers. |
| Carl | Harris | Deborah's husband. |
| Deborah | Harris | Owner of an automatic garage. |
| Larry | Harris | Matt's twin. |
| Matt | Harris | Carl and Deborah's son. |
| Terry | Heinemann | One of the business professionals. |
| Jerry | Henderson | One of the Rotary guys. |
| Linda | Henderson | Jerry and Rita's dead daughter. |
| Rita | Henderson | Jerry's wife. A volunteer librarian. |
| Betsy | Isaac | Bob's wife. |
| Bob | Isaac | The trance coach. |
| Robert | Isaac | One of the business professionals. |
| Brad | Jordan | Jenny's son. |
| Dave | Jordan | Jenny's husband. |
| Susy | Jordan | Jenny's daughter. |
| Delia | Kinsey | Hiram's wife. |
| Hiram | Kinsey | One of Pete's acquaintances. |
| Karen | Kinsey | Hiram and Delia's daughter. |
| Jim | Kunkel | The town's ex-mayor. |
| Sheila | Moody | One of the mothers at the library. |
| Steven | Moody | One of the mothers at the library. |
| Helen | Mooney | Meredith's mother. |
| Dick | Morton | One of the business professionals. |
| Dick | Morton | A clothing store owner. |
| Barbara | Nixon | Bill's wife. |
| Bill | Nixon | One of the Rotary guys. |
| Dr. | Peterson | One of Pete's friends. |
| Meredith | Robinson | Pete's wife. |
| Pete | Robinson | The novel narrator. An unemployed school teacher. |
| Drew | Smith | One of the pit-related patients. |
| Tom | Thompson | One of the business professionals. |
| Ben | Webster | Pete's former pupils. |
| Chuck | Webster | Ben's father. |
| Sheila | wells | One of the pit-related patients. |
| Allan | | One of Pete's co-teachers. |
| Claire | | The waitress. |
| David | | One of the kids who attended "Story Time". |
| Doug | | Pete's co-teacher. |
| Hope | | One of the students. |
| Jane | | One of the kids who attended "Story Time". |
| Jeff | | Bill's son. |
| Marty | | Pete's co-teacher. |
| Sarah | | One of the kids who attended "Story Time". |
| Simone | | Pete's co-teacher. |
| Tim | | One of the kids who attended "Story Time". |
