Hazel Spire - Author - Speaker - Artist

Thomas Hardy's Turning Point

How Hardy's last novel (Jude the Obscure, 1895) was attacked by critics; his success as a poet; and loss of faith in God. Useful resource for high school or college stude/​nts. Send for a free copy.

Selected Works

Children's Novels
Arrowhead's Lost Hoard
NOVEMBER 2008. 135 pages. $12.95. "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
Mystery for middle grades, enjoyed by readers age 7-70. Royal Fireworks 2001. ISBN 0-88092-541-8. $7.99 if ordered online.
Work-in-Progress
Riddle of the Samovar
Sequel to Secret of the Seventh Gate
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 by a half-century 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.