Gary M. Almeter is an attorney who lives in a quaint and cozy neighborhood in Baltimore, MD with his wife, three children and dogs, Dave and Mixly. His short stories, essays and humor pieces have appeared in McSweeney’s, Writer’s Bone, Weekly Humorist, 1966, and Splitsider. He is the recipient of the Maryland Writer’s Association’s 2015 Creative Nonfiction Award. His second book "The Official Dream Dinner Party Handbook" will be published later this year.