A graduate of the University of Virginia, Bennett Cole first served as a Navy Officer aboard an aircraft carrier, then spent 35 years in teaching. Holding M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, he has taught Spanish at the University of Delaware, Virginia Tech, and Florida Southern College. He has published professional and inspirational articles and one short story. Married, the father of three daughters, and the grandfather of eight children, his interests include foreign travel and photography. Retired, he lives in New Castle, Delaware, where he is having fun sleeping late and ignoring other people's timetables.