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Ryan Forsythe is the author of the novel "Dick Cheney Saves Paris," published the same day as Dick Cheney's own novel--er, memoir, and of "The Little Veal Cutlet That Couldn't," a children's book for adults. Learn more at ryanforsythe.com

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<p>The Race for Flugal Farm is the first book in a trilogy that charters the lives and adventures of the inhabitants of the Riding Stables at Flugal Farm.</p><div>Times had been hard for George Flugal and his wife, and this inevitably resulted in him having to sell the majority of the school's horses until he was left its just four: Pogo, Biff, Troy and an ex-racehorse called Chance.</div><div>The horses who along with a young stable hand Rachelle Perkins, a dog named Nugget, a pig called Nigel and an old family friend Uncle Dave, make up the Flugal's extended family.</div><div>When they find themselves facing the possibility of having the farm repossessed by the bank, and bought out by the odious Mr Williams, have to pull together to enter a carriage drive in order to win the prize money and save their way of life.</div>

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I am concerned about the world we live in--the environment, the state of politics, social justice--and many of these concerns find their way into my writing. Midway through Bush II, I was trying to understand why Dick Cheney had done many of the things he's done (such as voting against a resolution calling for the release of Nelson Mandela). To me, many of his actions only made sense if he was perhaps from another world and just got stuck here. Soon I had completed the first draft of "Dick Cheney Saves Paris," a novel re-imagining the life of our 46th VP. My hope was to get it out in the world before Cheney left office, but life happened. I still sent it around, and a few publishers liked the idea but felt it wasn't timely. I set the book aside and moved on to other things. Fast-forward to this past January when I learned that Dick Cheney will be releasing his own novel, er...I mean autobiography. If I could revise my book and release it the same day as his, then perhaps the world will better understand that his story is but one version of the events, that even books labeled as "autobiography" are fictions. Naturally Cheney's version of his story will gloss over the more egregious of his many accomplishments. And anyway, that may be the one day that this book can be considered "timely." The book also has an official soundtrack, featuring 17 various artists, available from Love Earth Music or as a download at http://dickcheneysavesparis.bandcamp.com

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<span style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height:14px;font-size:11px;"></span><div>"...dizzying, very funny, and savagely satirical... <em>Dick Cheney Saves Paris</em> is the work of a talented humorist." - Gabriel Ricard, UnlikelyStories.org<br /></div><br /><div>"THE BEST meta anti Novel I've ever had the pleasure to fall through like butterscotch pudding...if you haven't read it you're missing out on the best of the new flavors in surreal dipped meta trips in literature" - VictoriaSelene Skye~Deme, Surrealist Poetess</div><div><span style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11px;line-height:14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div>"I'm totally gonna teach <em>DCSP</em> in some class some day in the future." - Chris Hall, Adjunct Professor of English</div><br /><div>"There's no way in hell I'm going to read this, much less blurb it." - Brian K. Vaughan, Author of <em>Y: The Last Man</em> and Writer for TV's <em>Lost</em><div><span style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11px;line-height:14px;"><em><br /></em></span></span></div></div>

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