Mitchell Krieg­man’s work has been pub­lished in The New York­er, the Nation­al Lam­poon and Harper’s Bazaar. Win­ner of four Emmy Awards, the Direc­tor’s Guild Award and oth­ers, he wrote for Sat­ur­day Night Live and cre­at­ed the ground­break­ing tele­vi­sion series Claris­sa Explains It All and devel­oped Ren and Stimpy. Things I Can’t Explain is his sec­ond novel.