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Horace Cross

This character is bright, young, and interested in pop culture and the occult. This character's shame over sexual orientation is part of what leads the character to commit suicide.

Ezekiel Cross

This character is an elderly deacon at a baptist church in North Carolina and a link from the past to the present through this character's stories.

James Malachai Greene

This character, a reverend, grew up in a Christian fundamentalist family and experienced infidelity in the character's marriage.

Ruthester Cross

This character was once married to an alcoholic, which caused the character great grief. As an older person, this character is often rude and abrupt.

Gideon Stone

This character is a young, smart person who is comfortable with being a homosexual. This character is the first sexual partner to a main character who struggles with being a homosexual.

Anne Greene

This character dies of pancreatic cancer at...

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