Milk and Oranges is a collection of short fiction and essays by award-winning writer Charlene Wexler that examines life, love, and the tragedy and comedy of the human condition Whether she is tackling fiction or essays, Charlene Wexler writes from the heart. With a keen eye for detail and a way of looking at the world a bit sideways, Wexler’s writings in Milk and Oranges will entertain while they make you think. In Milk and Oranges, Wexler’s fiction and essays are grouped in five categories. How’s Your Love Life? features two fiction pieces that will cause female readers to nod their heads in agreement as well as a warm essay on Wexler’s feelings for her husband, Sam. The Cruel Club features both essays and fiction on the tragedy of the death of a child. Wexler has been a member of the Cruel Club since 1981. In Family and Friends, you’ll meet some of the fun characters in Wexler’s life and in her fiction, and inevitably you’ll think about similar loved ones in your own world. The story "Milk and Oranges," from which the title of this book is derived, appears in this section. What would life be without our animal pals? Wexler shares some stories about four-footed friends and loved ones in Animal Magnetism. The Passing Parade features Wexler’s fiction and prose observations on the changes in our fast-paced world. After reading Milk and Oranges, you’ll see why Wexler’s first novel, Murder on Skid Row, was honored with a 2010 International Apex Award for Excellence from Communications Concepts, a writing think tank outside Washington, DC. Her style makes you feel as if you are reading about or talking to dear friends. Milk and Oranges is a collection of stories that will pluck at your heartstrings and tickle your funnybone. Wexler’s essays and fiction have appeared in several magazines and newspapers and on various websites. Her short story Abracadabra Magic, which appears in Milk and Oranges, received a "Very Highly Commended" rating in the AuthorsDen.com Tom Howard Prose Contest, 2009.