Jeff Fyfe was born in Cornwall, Ontario and spent much of his adult life in the Outaouais region. He has a B.A. Honours and an MA in Literature. His graduate thesis, Housekeeping on Earth, explored the Buddhist aesthetic of the Beat Movement. He taught literature as well as film for over twenty years. He has previously published two collections of poetry and two plays. He has two sons, Kaelan and Aidan. He currently resides in Cornwall, Ontario.