Tom Navratil grew up in Illinois and Wisconsin. He joined the Foreign Service after graduating from Haverford College and served in American embassies around the world. His writing has appeared in Points in Case, Weekly Humorist, Slackjaw, Jane Austen’s Wastebasket, and many other humor publications. His debut novel, an embassy satire entitled Dog’s Breakfast, is forthcoming from Willow River Press in January 2025. Read more at tomnavratil.com.