I was born and raised in northern Vermont, in a two-room cabin situated on the 165-acre homestead my father purchased in the late 60’s for a whooping $15,000. At 16, the legal age of “school leaving” in my home state, I dropped out of high school to support myself in the building trades. I began writing for magazines in my early 20’s, and spent the next 25 years as a full-time writer.
I now live in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, in a small town that homes to 208 residents and 16 miles of dirt roads. I work as an Associate Creative Director at MMGY Origin, a creative agency serving the outdoor industry. I am also a contributing editor at Yankee Magazine, where I write a long-running column called Life in the Kingdom. I am very grateful to my readers for their ongoing support.
Ben Hewitt 