ROLES by Charlene Wexler
My life has had me play some diverse roles that have brought me to my latest career as a writer. Daughter, granddaughter, sister, friend, girlfriend, wife, mom, caregiver, grandmother, teacher, and dental office bookkeeper are some of the roles I’ve played in my life. Those roles affect my writing. Some people think my writing is all over the map—funny, serious, murder mysteries, and a family saga. My writing varies a lot because it is affected by all of those diverse roles and experiences. My first murder mystery, Murder on Skid Row , is predominantly set in a dental office. In Milk and Oranges , my book of serious and funny essays and short stories, you’ll see just about all the roles I’ve played in my life. Lori , my family saga, reflects all those roles too. Murder Across the Ocean is my latest murder mystery. It deals with how a modern seventy-something woman like me and my friends mig...