The two novelettes in the book Out of Balance, refer to two almost impossible situations, one between heaven and the underworld and the other between two brothers about the house of their father. Each has a hero or heroine who has to work his or her way through the imbalance. In the novelette ?Out of Balance,? it is St. Michael and in the ?Odd House? it is Sally Biskaier
A Modern Fairy Tale and Other Modern Tales, Fairy Tales, and Personal Recollections Inspired by Traveling the World and by Looking Around, Listening to What Others Have to Say
This book consists of forty-four tales or fairy tales or recollections of the author or of others the author spoke to or listened to. It deals with modern-day fairy tales, most of which are more for an older child or adult reader than for little children.
The book was written in the 1980s. It contains the life cycle of mankind from Australopithecus to Australopithecus. In between mankind travels through human development to modern day and back to from where mankind supposedly originated. the life cycle is held in poetic form with intermittent descriptions of what steps of time mankind is currently going through.
(Inspired by a Boy's Wish to Have a Pet)
A Novel Based on Conversations between Fred and others
Dance Around the Treasure Box is a novel, which was written at the end of the Vietnam War years and rewritten in 2013-2014. It focuses on the ups and downs of a Vietnam War hero, Fred, readjusting to the United States, finding a job in the Greater Los Angeles area, taking care of his free-spirited wife, and then facing an unexpected child. Even though the novel has some flashbacks, it mostly deals with a short period of time, a couple of months or so, and focuses on conversations with Fred or about Fred.
About the book The Muddy Little Bell consists of stories, legends, dialogues and essays, based on the author's folkloristic writing style. Each story is self-contained and was inspired by an incident happening in the author's life or by a city or a countryside where the author was living or visiting.
About the book The Lucia Rider consists of three novellas, each self-contained. The novellas were inspired by a city or by a countryside or by a folklore, where the author was living or visiting.
THE SELECTION OF Tales and Bedtime Stories in this book was written over the last forty years with many of them read to the author's son, Douglas George Spencer, when a child. At times, the author tape recorded a story to be listened to by Spencer at bedtime. The stories were inspired by an incident or by a city or by a country. The longer stories, such as Willymouse, I-Caw-Caw or Freddy Singalong were read over several nights. Spencer was asked what would happen next to Willymouse, I-Caw-Caw or Freddy Singalong or what would they do. Spencer's thoughts were often incorporated into the story before the next part was written and read to him. Creating tales or bedtime stories continued long after Spencer no longer needed them.
The Growing Relationship of a Daughter and Her Father