Michele Ruby

rubyphoMichele Ruby lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where she teaches fiction writing at Bellarmine University. Her stories have appeared in The Adirondack Review (Fulton Prize finalist), Inkwell, The Louisville Review, Lilith, Los Angeles Review, Nimrod, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Phoebe, Denver Quarterly, New Delta Review, Harpur Palate, Dos Passos Review and other journals. A collection of stories was a finalist for the 2012 Flannery O’Connor Award. She has an MFA in fiction from Spalding University, and is currently wrestling with a novel.

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She rushes to the diner after class, changes in the car. Her first table is a man alone in the back booth. His dark hair is parted precisely. Crisp white shirt. Polished shoes. Movie star eyes. He orders a salad, … Continue reading