The Wacky Misadventures of Warble McGorkle
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"the Wacky Misadventures of Warble McGorkle" is a picaresque satire that traces its literary lineage back to "Don Quixote", "Huckleberry Finn", and "A Confederacy of Dunces". Through the protagonist's zany antics, it pokes fun at the 'get rich quick' and 'get rich by any means possible' philosophies prevalent in today's society. Warble McGorkle, the protagonist, considers himself a genius. In reality, he is a jumble-headed, paranoid megalomaniac. My novel is the (somewhat darkly) humorous account of his meteoric rise from drifter to President of the United States. Warble and his wife Mary crisscross the U.S.A. at breakneck speed, as Warble endeavors to stay one step ahead of pursuers (most of them imaginary). Everywhere he and Mary go, Warble concocts a cockamamie scheme to get fabulously rich and to propel himself to the pinnacle of society, where his fame--so he reasons, anyway--will make him safe from the forces supposedly arrayed against him. Among several other ventures, Warble: Forms a polka punk band in St. Augustine, Florida; Creates a reality-TV show named 'Bad Boyz Behind Barz', which makes use of webcams in federal penitentiaries; Markets himself as a super-hero, 'The Color-Blind Chameleon', using his manufactured fame to land lucrative endorsement contracts; and founds a biotech firm that produces and sells a pill which transforms the pill ingester's personality. Finally, after serving a term as governor of the state of Wisconsin, Warble, along with his wife Mary as his Vice Presidential running mate, is elected President of the United States.
About the Author
Clay Shannon is the author of "Twisted Roads", a novel detailing the events that are set into motion following the abduction of a young girl by a paroled sex offender. More information on this book can be found at either: http://www.gubookstore.com/shopgu/author.php3?accountID=GRTU00694 or: http://hometown.aol.com/bclayshannon/myhomepage/index.html A native Northern Californian (born in the north coast town of Fort Bragg, raised in the gold rush country of Calaveras county), Shannon has lived in seven states and visited forty-nine. Besides English, he speaks German and Object Pascal. He currently resides in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, with his wife and their two sons (not to mention a canine named 'Ranger' and felines named 'Wells', 'Ballou', and 'Stevens'). You can reach him by sending e-mail to: BClayShannon@aol.com
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