Writer and author. Published novel as eBook and print version. - Brownout - a story of life and doom - set in Philippines, Australia and USA. Also published a non fiction work about grief, "Waiting for a Miracle: Life in the Dead Zone" as an eBook and print version. Another non fiction work is, "From Brexit to Brazil via Hong Kong, China, Russia and the USA" available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo etc. This book is a collection of essays that deal with the most pressing issues of our time, including Covid-19 and its political and social ramifications.
Boris Yeltsin chose the wrong guy to lead Russia. The man he should have chosen was conveniently shot dead outside the Kremlin. Putin’s power hungry mania has resulted in death and destruction. 2. The rise of Xi Jinping Likewise, Xi Jinping is another loose cannon (although not quite as impetuous and impulsive as Putin. Once … More Disasters of the last two decades or so
The Expansion of China and the rise of Covid-19 virus While the exact origins of the current pandemic remain a little murky it is clear that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) of China under Xi Jinping are absolutely committed to increasing that country’s expansion and power by any means possible. As the world is preoccupied … More The gift that keeps on giving
This new virus is taking headlines around the world. It is very difficult to trust the Chinese government these days and they were certainly very slow to take action. Accordingly to an Israeli biological warfare expert, Wu Han, the source of the current epidemic, and Bejing, the source of the 2003 SARS outbreak, are both … More China and the Corona virus
What the rise of China, Putin’s Russia, America’s Donald Trump and Brexit mean for Freedom Rate This As if the looming disasters of climate change and overpopulation aren’t enough we now face a huge challenge to our very notion of freedom. Although Xi Xing Ping’s China could hardly be called a socialist or communist society, it … More Freedom disappearing along with the climate
The ludicrous situation of Brexit threating to destroy the very existence of the UK begs one very significant question. How was it that the 2016 referendum was run in such a careless lack lustre way? For such a major constitutional change surely it should have been a minimum requirement that, apart from a simple majority, … More The Brexit Debacle
Quite obviously it would not be practicable to discuss every minor character in the novel so I shall restrict my comments to the more important ones. Lina/Maria – the bargirl who kept her job hidden as much as possible. Lina was actually based on a number of girls I personally knew in that “fishing” village … More The minor characters in Brownout-666: or the real meaning of the swastika
Rate This The character of Marilyn Delgado, Rick’s love interest, is largely based on that of a young woman I once employed as a secretary. Many of Marilyn’s actions in the story are entirely fictional. Typical Filipina secretary at work Marilyn is a moderately devout Catholic but remains a physical person with the usual … More The other major characters in Brownout-666
The central character, Rick Daly is a composite from many people I have known, along with some fictional elements. Portions of his makeup I have taken from myself but I would certainly disown some of the actions he undertakes during his journey of self-discovery. Some of his attributes are considerably more extreme and apparently somewhat … More Rick Daly, the central character in the novel
Why I wrote this book Although I was teaching at Cromer High School as the cold case disappearance of Lynette Dawson and the male teacher and schoolgirl sex rings were unfolding, and although I had first heard of the allegations of murder in the 90’s this intriguing case has nothing directly to do with my … More The reasons why I wrote this book
John Spencer, author of “Brownout-666: or the real meaning of the swastika” was a teacher at Sydney’s Cromer High School between 1979 and 1981 and personally knew many of the protagonists in this cold case probable murder and story of lust, schoolgirls, betrayal and improper sexuality that is currently grabbing headlines around the world and … More Chris Dawson, “The Teacher’s Pet and me
Creativity And Power 