Lionel Bennett grew up an air force brat. His father, Gordon Bennett, was in the RCAF, and was stationed in different locations in Canada, the U.S. and France. Lionel attended University, in Ottawa, but did not think about writing until much later. He had an assortment of jobs before starting a career as an insurance broker for over forty years. It was during that time that he took a fiction writing course at Loyalist College and a seed was planted. After his retirement from insurance, the writing seed sprouted and his first book was published in February 2024. He is currently writing his second book while enjoying life at his home north of Marmora with his wife Laurane on the shores of the Crowe River. He is a member of the Canadian Heritage Warplane Museum, an active member of Westben and sings in the Festival Chorus.