Ted Gargiulo's stories and essays have appeared in The San Jose Mercury News, The Monterey County Herald, Wilde Times, The Gamut and The Fringe. Born in New York City, the former stage actor and prize winning creator of "Playdad" (1986) lives with his wife in Seaside, CA. For the past several years, he has cultivated a wide following as a regular contributor to Foolish Times, a popular monthly humor magazine on California's Central Coast. Much of the satire and personal reflection included in this volume first appeared in that publication. Ted's most recent short fiction collection, The Man Wh...