| Tina | Allen | Glory's acquaintance. |
| Chet | Baker | American jazz trumpeter. |
| Dr. | Bauman | Potter's physician. |
| Jesse | Belden | PFC, U.S. Army. |
| Mr. | Bonham | One of Corrine's neighbors. |
| Karen | Carpenter | American singer. |
| Jimmy | Carter | 39th U.S. President. |
| Willa | Cather | American writer. |
| Scooter | Clemens | The defense attorney. |
| John | Coltrane | American saxophonist. |
| Larry | Compton | Arlene's husband. |
| Lou | Connelly | Mrs. Cowden's acquaintance. |
| Grace | Cowden | The treasurer of the Ladies Guild. |
| Walter | Cronkite | American broadcaster. |
| Mr. | Davis | One of Corrine's neighbors. |
| Lucha | Domínguez | Alma Ramirez's acquaintance. |
| Mrs. | Donnelly | The reverend's wife. |
| Paul | Donnelly | The reverend of the First Methodist. |
| Joe | Ely | American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. |
| Gerald | Ford | 38th U.S. President. |
| Juanita | Gonzalez | One of Alma Ramirez's co-workers. |
| Mrs. | Goodrow | Arlene's acquaintance. |
| Mrs. | Henderson | The stenographer. |
| Walter | Hendrickson | Corrine's acquaintance. |
| Barbie | Hendrix | One of the members of the Ladies Guild. |
| Billie | Holiday | American singer. |
| Mr. | Jeffries | One of Corrine's neighbors. |
| Elmer | Kelton | American journalist. |
| Carole | King | American singer. |
| Kris | Kristofferson | American singer-songwriter. |
| Lauralee | Ledbetter | Suzanne's daughter. |
| Mr. | Ledbetter | Jim Pierce's friend. |
| Suzanne | Ledbetter | Corrine's neighbor. Aka: Suzie. |
| Alton | Lee | Suzanne's cousin. |
| Eunice | Lee | The school secretary. |
| Kirby | Lee | Victor old boss. |
| Gordon | Lightfoot | Canadian singer-songwriter. |
| Raylene | McKnight | Mary Rose's acquaintance. |
| Lydia | Mendoza | A guitarist. |
| Joni | Mitchell | Canadian singer-songwriter. |
| Celia | Munoz | One of Alma Ramirez's co-workers. |
| Mr. | Navarro | The property manager. |
| Richard | Nixon | 37th U.S. President. |
| Casey | Nunally | One of Debra Ann's friends. |
| David | Nunally | Casey's father. |
| Rita | Nunally | David's wife. |
| Mrs. | Ordóñez | A bank teller. |
| Mrs. | Perry | One of the members of the Ladies Guild. |
| Debra Ann | Pierce | Ginny Pierce's daughter. |
| Ginny | Pierce | Corrine's acquaintance. |
| Jim | Pierce | Debra Ann's father. |
| Mrs. | Price | One of the members of the Ladies Guild. |
| Alma | Ramirez | Gloria's mother. |
| Gloria | Ramírez | Protagonist. Aka: Glory. |
| | Rice | The Judge. |
| Potter | Shepard | Corrine's husband. |
| Karla | Sibley | The bartender. |
| Mrs. | Sibley | Karla's mother. |
| Nina | Simone | American singer-songwriter. |
| Patti | Smith | American singer-songwriter. |
| Dale | Strickland | An accused man on a rape case. |
| Keith | Taylor | A district attorney. |
| Viola | Tillman | Corrine's grandmother. |
| Ritchie | Valens | American singer. |
| Mary | Vasquez | One of Alma Ramirez's co-workers. |
| Mary Rose | Whitehead | Robert's wife. |
| | Wilkins | A basketball team coach. |
| Hank | Williams | American singer-songwriter. |
| Bob | Wills | American musician. |
| Aimee Jo | | Robert's daughter. |
| Alice | | Corrine's daughter. |
| Alison | | Karla's acquaintance. |
| Allen | | A basketball team coach. |
| Amelia | | Mr. Taylor's secretary. |
| Arlene | | Lauralee's grandmother. |
| Boomer | | Jesse's cousin. |
| Corrine | | A teacher. Aka: Corrie. |
| Diane | | Karla's daughter. |
| Evelyn | | Karla's acquaintance. |
| Jon | | Suzanne's husband. |
| Lily | | One of Debra Ann's imaginary friends. |
| Nadine | | Jesse's sister. |
| Ninfa | | One of Alma Ramirez's co-workers. |
| Peter | | One of Debra Ann's imaginary friends. |
| Rob | | A pastor. |
| Robert | | A cattleman. |
| Sylvia | | Glory's friend. |
| T.J. | | One of Tina Allen's children. |
| Tammy | | One of Tina Allen's children. |
| Terry | | Tina Allen's husband. |
| Travis | | Jesse's cousin. |
| Victor | | Gloria's uncle. |
