Richard J. Bennett retired from his position as a City Carrier with the USPS on 30 September 2017. With newfound energy and time on his hands, he is dedicated to his passion for writing and recording. Currently, he has finished the audio version of "The Might Hogs of Lovely High".  Most of his free time is spent singing in the Silvertones Community Choir, singing with his Church Sunday Morning Choir, teaching English (ESL) in Irving, working on his yard, napping, revising his existing work, and embarking on the third book of the ‘Lovely’ series. Stay tuned for exciting updates!

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Richard Bennett is truly a man of letters, being a former full-time Mailman who writes in his spare time.  As a city carrier he had plenty of time to think about what stories he’d like to tell. This website represents the beginning of his dream to tell the stories he thought about while walking his routes.  He has taken to calling himself Richard ‘J.’ Bennett, which hopefully distinguishes him from the other Richard Bennett authors out there.

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Richard also served in the U.S. Military, both Active Duty and Reserve, having retired from the Air Force Reserves as a SMSgt after 23 years total service.  The areas of the country and world where he traveled has given him a myriad of places to locate his characters. His military service whetted an appetite for the America he loved as a child, and the traditional values he cherished then come alive in all his writing.

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He graduated from MacArthur High School of Irving, Texas (one of his books is about this Texas Public School… ‘Faith and Labor’), Richard is also a Dallas Baptist College, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate. He has chosen to write about issues and stories that are helpful and light-hearted, which can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

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His books are featured in this site along with short stories and audio books he has narrated for himself and other authors.