A native of Alabama, Brett received a philosophy and history degree from the University of Alabama before moving to witch-haunted Massachusetts to attend Harvard Law School. Brett is the author of That Which Should Not Be, winner of JournalStone's 2011 novel contest. He has been published several times in the Absent Willow Review, and his short story, "The Substance of Shadow," won the 2011 Absent Willow Review short story contest. You can follow Brett at www.brettjtalley.com.