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  • by Maryann Miller johnny_automatic_scales_of_justice

    An Eye for an Eye: The Debate over Death

    Every time new DNA evidence exonerates some inmate on Death Row, the debate over the use of the…

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  • by Maryann Miller Echo Burning Cover

    When Weather Advances the Plot

    In a previous blog post I wrote about how setting can become an integral part of the plot of a…

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    The Renewal of Spring

    Along with Christians all over the world, we are celebrating Easter this weekend, and even though…

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    Turning the Tables

    Authors often get interviewed by reporters, or reviewers or bloggers and that is always a nice…

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    A Compelling Case for a Compelling Setting

    Even though my books tend to be more character and plot driven, I do love to read a novel with a…

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    Make Way for Women with Badges

    When I wrote my first mystery, Doubletake, many moons ago, my writing partner and I interviewed a…

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    Knights in Shining Armor

    When I interviewed all the officers for my feature story about the Plano police force, I discovered…

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    The Eyes Are Never Still

    When I rode patrol with the Plano police officers, one of them was so young; I was tempted to ask…

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    Good Cops

    Before I ever started writing crime fiction, I was a journalist and had the opportunity to ride…

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  • by Maryann Miller Dallas police Badge

    More Than Just a Partner

    There are some relationships that are as strong, or maybe even stronger, than the marriage bond. …

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    The Story behind the Story

    The shopping malls around Dallas are good places to get some exercise. Strolling while shopping is…

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  • by Maryann Miller Dallas Skyline

    Going to Big D Dallas

    There is a mystique about Dallas, Texas. Just ask people in New York City or London, or the Geico…

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  • by Maryann Miller family album picture

    When the Family Album Lets Us Down

    And You Are? We moved from our home state of Michigan to Texas when our first two children were…

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  • by Maryann Miller NewYearGraphic

    Chasing A New Year Around the World

    For as long as I can remember the New Year always started on January first, but did you know that…

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  • by Maryann Miller Christmas Crackers

    A Mother’s Gift

    The Christmas Season has always been a source of great excitement at our house. When the children…

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  • by Maryann Miller Celebrity

    The Burden of Celebrity

    My very first publishing success was a weekly column that I did for a local newspaper in a suburb…

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  • by Maryann Miller Infamy

    In Touch with a Day of Infamy

    I wonder. Is there ever a time when a tragic event stops eliciting strong emotions and becomes just…

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  • by Maryann Miller Sophie's Choice

    Sophie’s Choice: More Than Survival

    Sophie Fredericks was only a child when Hitler invaded Poland on 1 September 1939.  When the…

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  • by Maryann Miller Memories

    A Day for Memories and Thanks

    There’s an old traditional Thanksgiving song that starts out, “Over the river and through the…

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  • by Maryann Miller Past with Present

    Connecting Past with Present

    For years now, members of my family have been telling me that I am a great deal like my…

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