Raised on a farm near Owen Sound, Ontario, Brian Moore has written short fiction most of his life. He attended Wilfrid Laurier University and University of Toronto for English literature and library science. To pay the bills, he worked in a variety of careers, including insurance, research, tech support, business analysis, and project management. He owes a debt to the many teachers and writers he has met along the way who encouraged him to never settle for easy words, especially Barb Elford and Dr. Hugh MacLachlan: rest in peace.