Taylor Plimpton is a freelance writer and editor based in New York City. He is a former editor at Men's Journal magazine, where he oversaw the books section, edited feature stories and literary excerpts, and wrote book reviews, travel articles, and various features. Prior to that, he was a contributing writer and editor at Dan's Papers, as well as an intern and reader at the Paris Review. He is the co-editor of The Dreaded Feast: Writers on Enduring the Holidays, an anthology of dark holiday humor.