Hazel Spire: fiction - poetry - art

Making important marks on paper for half a century

Double Delights

It is 3 A.M. You have just rocked your baby to sleep after feeding her, changing her, and persuading her that daytime is playtime. You collapse into bed and close your eyes with relief.

But not for long.

A cry from the other crib tells you that her twin sister is hungry. (She wasn't ready when you tried nursing them together.) Staggering to the nursery, you consider starting one twin on bottles and having your husband share night feeds. But which twin? Besides, Daddy need his sleep if he is to work and provide two of everything from potty chairs to bikes to weddings.

SO BEGINS MY ARTICLE ABOUT HOW JEANNINE & SANDRA (TWO NEW MOTHERS OF TWINS IN MY TOWN) FOUND 10,000 FRIENDS WHO UNDERSTOOD HOW THEY FELT. CONTACT ME FOR A COPY.

Selected Works

Children's Novels

Arrowhead's Lost Hoard

P3 Press 2008. 135 pages. "I can't wait to read it to my students!" ~ Susan See, LISD Teacher-of-the Year Finalist. "A heartwarming story of family, acceptance, and buried treasure." ~ Laura Edge, Children's Author

Secret of the Seventh Gate

Royal Fireworks Press 2001. 123 pages. Mystery for middle grades, enjoyed by readers age 7-70. "It was so exciting I even got up early just to read it." ~ Joanne (8), England.

Work-in-Progress

Riddle of the Samovar

SECRET OF THE SEVENTH GATE sequel. The Texas 1979 reunion between the Graham & Darabi families is overshadowed by the Iran hostage crisis!

Poetry Chapbooks

Homeward Tracks

A chapbook from RaeMark Press, June 2003. $6.00 B&W illustrations by the author. Click on title for sample poems.

Tapestry of Time

38 illustrated pieces, ranging in style from Shakespeare to Ginsberg, trace a rich pattern woven over five decades of living. RaeMark Press 2006. Click on title for sample poems.

Memoir

Bugsy, Slug, the Beatles and Me

Fly with Lucy in the Sky, back to time when everything was fab!

A Song For Irene

A tribute to my teacher, Miss Irene Wheeler

Magazine Articles

Home From The Hospital

Published in Welcome Home. A survey of women's experiences with newborns.

Double Delights

Interview with founding members of a Mothers of Multiples chapter

Thomas Hardy's Turning Point

What made novelist Thomas Hardy switch to poetry for the rest of his life? Published in Quartos, UK.