Ryan Forsythe is a writer, editor, teacher, artist, and dad. Originally from Cleveland, he now lives in Southern California, though he calls the mythical State of Jefferson home.

He studied creative writing as an undergraduate at The Ohio State University and received a Master of Arts degree in Teaching Writing from Humboldt State University. He recently completed his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at San Diego State University, where he also served as Assistant Editor with Fiction International.

Ryan writes short fiction, novels, travel stories, family history, personal essays, children s books, and the occasional poem. His stories have appeared in numerous journals, including Bananafish, Escaping Elsewhere, Heat City Review, Jersey Devil Press, Murky Fringe, NFG, and Toyon. In addition to the novel Dick Cheney Saves Paris, he is the author of The Little Veal Cutlet That Couldn't, a children's book for adults.

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