Dorothyanne Brown was born in Ottawa but raised just north of Boston. She returned to Kingston, ON to attend nursing school and from there has had a varied career in nursing, health management, art and volunteering. She retired 2008 due to Multiple Sclerosis and has spent the time since then trying to contribute in other ways. She's been writing since she was a child, with multiple publications. Her first book, Recycled Virgin, came out in 2020. Her new book, Spit and Polish, is planned for early 2024. Dorothyanne has three adult children who live all over the place. She fosters cats when she can. In addition she's been known to play the ukulele and create needle felted animals.