Dreams in Blue: "The Real Police" Richard , Neal Huffman  More Info Rubal Richard Neal Huffman  More Info

Richard has published a short story, "Bad Frank" which is available in electronic version via Amazon.  Click here for more information.

Richard Huffman has added another short story to his collection.  The Blue Snowman is a story of a close knit family who are brought closer together by a member's sudden health crisis.  Click here for more information on The Blue Snowman.

Richard Neal Huffman was born the son of a sharecropper. At the age of two his parents migrated to southwest Michigan.  At 20, Richard was drafted into the United States Army where he served as a medic.  He completed a tour of duty in the Panama Canal Zone where he was assigned as an ambulance driver for the 601^st Medical Detachment of the United States Southern Command.  In the regular Army, Richard was an E-4.  After discharge, he joined the Michigan Army National Guard and later the Army Reserves.  In the guard he was both a medic and tank crewmen.  Richard joined the Bangor Police Department and throughout his career he would serve as a patrol officer, training officer, sergeant, detective and assistant chief of police.  Richard’s first book, “Dreams in Blue: The Real Police,” is an autobiographical journey that takes the reader inside the world of the small town cop. He introduces the reader to people, situations, and a culture that is both interesting and unique. Richard’s second book, “Rubal,” is a fictional account of a Union soldier during the Civil War.