Maryann Miller

The short stories in Beyond the Crack In the Sidewalk explore aspects of living, loving, and dying: The main elements that define our human existence. Included is also a lighter story: A mystery written in the vein of The Twilight Zone....

When she worked with detective Steve Morrity two years ago as a member of a drug task force, Jenny Jasik couldn’t deny the pull of a very strong attraction that went both ways. Then, the case ended, but they both realized it was still too soon to act on the chemistry....

At just four years old, Evelyn Gundrum’s happy world is turned upside down. Abandoned by her mother and eventually shipped to an orphanage run by the terrifying Sister Honora, Evelyn grows up amidst hardship and heartbreak, plagued by unresolved emotions that pursue her into adulthood....

Leslie has left New York with her 10-year-old daughter, Mandy, hoping to escape from her past and the ruins of a relationship, only to discover that there is little peace for her....

Set against a backdrop of racial tension and deadly force controversy in Dallas, Open Season introduces Sarah Kingsly and Angel Johnson....