John Richard SpencerAbout the author John Spencer has a background in philosophy, literature and history and has comprehensively explored the world around him through his blog posts. www.creativityandpower.com and www.cassandradoom.com His work has been published in a nmber of countries including the USA, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Zimbabwe. John has a keen interest in our world including geo-politics and other issues that affect us all. He has had much multicultural experience due to marriage, teaching, travel and years of living in the Philippines and other parts of Asia, has taught English in Australian high schools and overseas, has taught elementary school, and has driven taxis in Sydney and on the Gold Coast As well as his first novel, Brownout - 666 or the real meaning of the swastika John has written a book about the worst kind of grief, the loss of a child. This nonfiction work is titled, Waiting for a Miracle - Life in the Dead Zone. His formal education includes an honours degree in Philosophy and majors in English Literature and History along with a Dip.Ed. Read More Read Less