JOE GARDEN is the Features Editor for The Onion. He is also the co-author of Citizen You! Helping Your Government Help Itself and a writer for the PBS educational cartoon Word Girl. He currently resides in Brooklyn with his wife, Anita Serwacki, and has had two dogs in his childhood, Phoebe and Sojourn.

JANET GINSBURG has worked as a field producer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and is a former staff writer for The Onion. She has also written or produced programs for the Discovery, Sci-Fi, and E! Entertainment channels, and her work appears in publications such as Vibe, Blender and the LA Weekly. She has known and loved countless dogs, including Pogo, Aldo, Missy, and Bucks. She lives in Brooklyn.

CHRIS PAULS is a contributing writer for The Onion. He lives in Middleton, Wisconsin.

ANITA SERWACKI is a contributing writer for The Onion and a writer for the PBS animated series Word Girl. She is also a well-known New York City DJ and served as music supervisor on the documentary The Kid Stays in the Picture. Anita grew up with an awesome Husky named Nyack who was a pro at escaping fenced-in areas, but who learned to ring the doorbell to get back in the house. She currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and co-writer, Joe Garden.

SCOTT SHERMAN is a contributing writer for The Onion and a staff writer for its online video channel, The Onion News Network. He has also written for the New York Times Magazine’s Funny Pages and the A&E television network. He lives in New York City with his hound mix, Ella.

About The Illustrator:
 
EMILY FLAKE is an illustrator, cartoonist, and author. She is the creator of the cartoon strip Lulu Eightball, which runs in altweeklies across the country, as well as the author of the book These Things Ain't Gonna Smoke Themselves. She lives in Brooklyn.