R.J. McMillen has written for various publications, including Pacific Yachting, Greyzine, and Season Magazine. Born in England and raised in Australia, she spent three years working in Greece before meeting her Irish Canadian husband and moving to Canada. Three children and seven grandchildren later, she now divides her time between British Columbia and Mexico, where she shares a house with four dogs, several noisy parakeets, and an ever-increasing number of fish.