Paul Bentley

My Life: Seems like a lot's happened in my 7 decades, enough in any case to keep me interested in what's next. One thing's for sure: I'm going to keep moving, learning, and enjoying the day.

I'm a 75-year-old, Army veteran (101st Airborne and 11th Special Forces, Reserve), a long time freelance writer, and a retired high school English teacher whose 13 books: the novels All Blood Runs Red and August Descending, and the nonfiction works Sh*t A Teacher Thinks (and sometimes says), My Torrington Days: A Collection of Writings, More Torrington Days: A Collection Of Writings (Volumes 1 & 2), Torrington Days Forever, Ye Olde Torrington Days, Those Glorious Torrington Days, The Twilight Of Torrington Days, The Torrington & THS Facebook Posts, MORE Torrington & THS Facebook Posts, and Life In Torrington: The Facebook Posts are all available on Amazon. I love Italian food and gin martinis, do my own yard/landscaping work, a bunch of handyman things, some of the inside housekeeping work, have learned to cook fairly well, and live happily within well defined borders. Travel holds no special appeal for me, and I prefer to travel a great deal within a very limited physical range. I love my family to include the cat, and like the Spike Lee joint says, I try to do the right thing - at least most of the time. . . I hope I've made a positive difference; what else is there?