Robert Everett-Green is a feature writer for The Globe and Mail. He was born in Edmonton and grew up there and on a farm in eastern Alberta. Everett-Green was a professional musician for several years before leaving that task to better hands. He has written several published short stories, and had the good fortune to receive a National Magazine Award (Silver), National Newspaper Award nomination, and Journalism Fellow, Massey College, 1998 - '99. He currently lives in Montreal.