Tom Sims is an author, filmmaker, and fund development professional from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has written two other books, Gabriella Gigabyte, for children, and Flix You ...view moreTom Sims is an author, filmmaker, and fund development professional from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has written two other books, Gabriella Gigabyte, for children, and Flix You Missed, a catalog about films from the past ten years that are often overlooked. He first mentioned the idea of an elf who repossesses gifts from naughty children in his column, Observations from Big Daddy, which he wrote for Parent’s Guide, a local parenting magazine. He is a single dad with two wonderful daughters who are grown. When they were kids, he did not threaten them with the story of Repo Elf, but he did indeed have a cell phone address book entry called Santa’s Office that he would dial every so often to keep the two of them in line. The number for the entry went to toll-free directory assistance. Please don’t judge him.view less