Author Richard (Dick) Stockford

Explore the life and works of a Maine author

I grew up in the state of Maine at a time when it didn’t raise any eyebrows if you carried your rifle through town on your way to target practice in the gravel pit, and most people didn’t even know if their front door lock worked. The US Army and the University of Maine occupied most of my time in the 60’s, and I was a member of the Bangor Police Department from 1970 to 1991, retiring in that year as Chief. I spent the next ten or fifteen years sailing off the Maine coast, doing graphic design work and learning the craft of custom knife-making. Writing for work and my own enjoyment was the background constant over all those years, but around 2005 it became a major focus as my grandchildren were beginning to read.

I’ve always written for my own entertainment, but when my grandchildren started reading, I began writing seriously to entertain them, and it grew from there. Now, I write to refine my craft and help them develop theirs by providing a real-life example. Participation in a small writer’s group and poetry competition with my granddaughter keeps me motivated.

I still live in Bangor with Cindy, my companion of nearly sixty years, and continue to divide my time between writing and knife-making.

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