Hazel Spire - Author - Speaker - Artist

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
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.