The Swamp

When a drone crashes into the White House, Fox News screams, "How can we keep the President safe?" A crackpot idea from a cynical correspondent - let's move Washington out of Washington - becomes an unstoppable political movement. The President and the Speaker of the House face off against mommy bloggers and right-wing media in a battle for the nation's capital. Can they contain this red state rebellion or will it swamp them all?From hopeless millennials to scheming bureaucrats, THE SWAMP is a love letter to the nation's capital – and a wish for its destruction – packaged together in a black comedy reminiscent of Christopher Buckley and VEEP.Joe Flood knows the swamp. He's lived in the city for more than twenty years and has worked in major nonprofits and government agencies. A winner of the City Paper Short Story Competition, his nonfiction work has appeared in The Washington Post and elsewhere.