Beyond The Crack In The Sidewalk

By 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".

The characters in these stories range in age from seventy-year-old Gloria, who is about to find love again, to five-year-old Bobby, who has no concept of why his daddy is no longer there. Then there's sixteen-year-old Hannah, a runaway who finds love only to lose it.

On a philosophical level, these stories reflect the world in which we live, bringing to light social issues such as homelessness, the human cost of war, sexual abuse, and when do we go too far in medical treatment.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Next Chapter
• Release date: Dec 19, 2021
• ISBN: 4867510270

Maryann Miller

Maryann Miller won her first writing award at age twelve with a short story in the Detroit News Scholastic Writing Awards Contest and continues to garner recognition for her short stories, books, and screenplays. In addition to "Doubletake" she has published several other novels, including the Seasons Mystery Series, which features two women homicide detectives in Dallas. You can find all her titles on her website. She lives in the beautiful Piney Woods of East Texas, where she also loves to play on stage. Margaret Sutton has headed up several unique businesses in the Dallas area. These included the production of home decorating items and a custom-design carpet sculpting business. Sutton has placed short stories in several mystery magazines such as Ellery Queen Magazine. A resident of Texas, Sutton shares her home with a pet monkey and considers herself “Willie’s Mom".

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