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Ben H. English

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Ben H. English is an eighth-generation Texan who grew up in the Big Bend. At seventeen he joined the Marines, ultimately becoming a chief scout-sniper as well as an infantry platoon sergeant. Later he worked as a counterintelligence specialist and traveled to over thirty countries on four continents.

At Angelo State University he graduated Magna Cum Laude along with other honors. Afterwards Ben had a career in the Texas Highway Patrol, holding several instructor billets involving firearms, driving, patrol procedures and defensive tactics.

After retirement and a few years of teaching high school, he decided to try his hand at writing. His first effort, ‘Yonderings,’ was accepted immediately by a university press and garnered several awards. Hi
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BOOK SIGNING, ABILENE TEXAS

Every one of my book signings are special to me, whether eight people come or eighty. After all, each in turn gives me the opportunity to share some time with those who are instrumental in whatever success I have had in this writing gig.


That would be you, my readers.


But every now and then I attend an event that I know will stick with me the remainder of my years. It brings to mind the old adage o Read more of this blog post »
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“To the last war, the last campaign, the last battle, and the last bullet down the barrel; I shall fight the good fight.
I know no other way.
Nor would I want to.
And no matter what else happens;
I am, and will always be, your friend.”
Ben H. English

“Hopelessness feeds desperation, and comes from a perceived lack of options. We do things we would never otherwise even consider. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, they were the wrong thing to do. And all the while, we are setting bad habits which bring us back to the point of desperation again. It’s a vicious cycle.”
Ben H. English

“Look at life’s challenges as a three dimensional chess game, and not like a roll of the dice on a Ouija board.”
Ben H. English

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2025 Reading Chal...: Karen's Still Retired, Not Dead 2022 Challenge 7 61 Jan 04, 2023 04:55PM  
“Dreams used wisely become options. Options used wisely become choices. Choices used wisely become actions. Actions used wisely bring forth happiness and self-worth.
And your dreams become bigger and more real all the while.”
-Ben H. English”
Ben H. English

“To the last war, the last campaign, the last battle, and the last bullet down the barrel; I shall fight the good fight.
I know no other way.
Nor would I want to.
And no matter what else happens;
I am, and will always be, your friend.”
Ben H. English

“Look at life’s challenges as a three dimensional chess game, and not like a roll of the dice on a Ouija board.”
Ben H. English

“Hopelessness feeds desperation, and comes from a perceived lack of options. We do things we would never otherwise even consider. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, they were the wrong thing to do. And all the while, we are setting bad habits which bring us back to the point of desperation again. It’s a vicious cycle.”
Ben H. English

“No man can have a better send-off than to be honored those who are honorable men themselves.”
Ben H. English

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