Tom Straw is an Emmy-nominated TV writer and producer. As Writer-Producer of Night Court, he was twice nominated as "Best Comedy Writer" by the Writer's Guild of America. He has since garnered credits for a number of popular TV shows, including Co-Executive Producer of Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Executive Producer of Nurses, and head writer and Executive Producer of Grace Under Fire and Cosby. The Trigger Episode is his first novel. He lives in Connecticut.