7 ▁from ▁Florida ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁his ▁Master ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁from ▁the ▁Writing ▁Program ▁at ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁State ▁University . ▁He ▁wrote ▁short ▁stories ▁for ▁about ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁book . ▁His ▁stories ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁or ▁are ▁forth coming ▁in ▁Cra zy hor se , ▁Cat ap ult , ▁F ault line , ▁One ▁Story , ▁T in ▁House , ▁The ▁Iowa ▁Review , ▁The ▁Ch att ahoo che e ▁Review , ▁The ▁Neb r aska ▁Review , ▁Ontario ▁Review , ▁The ▁Y ale ▁Review , ▁Den ver ▁Qu arter ly , ▁and ▁other ▁journ als . ▁ ▁His ▁story ▁" So ▁Much ▁for ▁Ar tem is " ▁earned ▁him ▁a ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁in ▁F iction ▁fellow ship ▁and ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁The ▁Best ▁American ▁Short ▁St ories ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁His ▁story ▁" Get ting ▁He avy ▁With ▁F ate " ▁received ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Sm art ▁Family ▁Foundation ▁Award ▁for ▁F iction . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁book ▁was ▁Send ▁Me , ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁linked ▁short ▁stories ▁that ▁looks ▁at ▁four ▁dec ades ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁d ys function al ▁family . ▁C ele br ated ▁author ▁Edmund ▁White ▁compared ▁Ryan ' s ▁writing ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁John ▁Che ever . ▁The ▁Bay ▁Area ▁Re porter ▁called ▁Send ▁Me ▁" a ▁master fully ▁event ful ▁novel ..." ▁while ▁a ▁rev iewer