A gritty New Englander, Dianne C. Braley is a registered nurse and freelance writer contributing to various online and printed publications. Dianne is currently earning her second degree in creative writing and has attended the Boston Writers Conference in both 2018 & 2020. Dianne and her family, both human, furry, and feathered, are firmly planted in a small Massachusetts town north of Boston but not far enough away to lose her city edge. After falling in love on a visit as a girl, she returns to Martha's Vineyard island every summer, reigniting her passion for writing in the place that inspired it.