{"product_id":"life-love-and-everything-in-between","title":"Life, Love, and Everything In-Between","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eBorn and bred in New York City, \u003cstrong\u003eMarcie Ruderman\u003c\/strong\u003e earned her Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in English Literature and Writing, with thirty credits above her Master’s in Creative Writing. She taught expository and creative writing at two New York City high schools, as well as at Kingsborough Community College, a branch of the City University of New York. Her short story “The Unmooring” won first prize in the contest held by \u003ci\u003eMidnight Oil \u003c\/i\u003eliterary journal, her essay “For Whom the Bell Tolls” won first prize in the contest held by \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Bridge \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, her short story “Circling for Home” appeared in\u003ci\u003e Entropy \u003c\/i\u003eliterary journal, and her short story “Ode to Joy” was printed in \u003ci\u003eMidstream\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Her first book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eFeminine Faces, \u003c\/i\u003eher short story collection, \u003ci\u003eOff the Beaten Tale,\u003c\/i\u003e and her novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Marginal Way,\u003c\/i\u003e have all been independently published.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.marcieruderman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ewww.MarcieRuderman.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 72 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (June 18, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53616475144376,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/ruderman_front.jpg?v=1782176214","url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/life-love-and-everything-in-between","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}