192 pages. In this fifth volume of R. C. Monroe's OUT THERE, the self-obsessed Miriam reluctantly relinquishes center-stage -- sporadically -- to allow the reader some extended peeks into the lives of her cohorts. Araceli's and James' whirlwind semi-romance highlights the collection, while the previously-unpublished "Marta is Dead", reveals that while the apple doesn't always fall far from the tree, it can often take some funny bounces.