Penname: Spenser Hemmingway [Contact - ] Real name: Eric Member Since: 2005.09.19 Last Login: 2021.12.04 Website: None Bio: Welcome to Spenser's Universe As you no doubt know by now, his version of events varies greatly in many ways from that of J.K. Rowling's. With sixty-some stories, all interrelated to a degree, I find that I can't, and don't, want to do away with his version of things. Characters such as the quiet Animal Healer Brandon Llewellyn, Ginny's identical distant relatives Maggie and Sara, the heroic, beer-loving Gun'r Solo and the mischievous half-Leprecaun Finian Wilco will never appear in Rowling's world. Spenser tries to explain that she wrote Harry's biography differently for her Muggle readers, but this is simply my lame excuse. I'll continue with this universe for the time being, and I hope that you who have come to enjoy his world will still have a bit of fun with it. For those who have not met him before, Spenser Robert Hemmingway is a young Wizard from Oregon who spent his last school year at Hogwarts. He has collected stories from his friends there, and fortunately this has included Harry and Ginny. Unfortunately, he is mischievously evil, and writes like...well, an American. In response to the email inquiries I have received, I will describe the character as being medium height, medium build, hazel eyes with short-cropped curly brown hair (just like my coworker's mischievous son). I have made his birthday 17 July 1980 (the month and day when I read how Harry broke up with Ginny, and I decided to promote their being together again). Luna Lovegood is his best friend, which makes my daughter happy and provides me (and Spenser) with some interesting story ideas; I won't offer any spoilers beyond that. I intentionally did not pattern him after myself (what fun would that be?). I'm a grumpy old such-and-such who more resembles our Alastor 'Mad-Eye" Moody. Spenser was created so that I could observe the stories to get a good perspective, explain those Americanisms, and to blame when the story falls flat on its face. Somehow, he has started to be involved in some of those stories as well. Also, I spell his name with two M's to distinguish him from the great Ernest Hemingway, to whom he is NOT related. The name is from Spenser Avenue and Hemingway Street, two places I lived as a child. I am Eric, a retired soldier (twenty-two years with the Oregon National Guard, including Bosnia and Iraq deployments). Like Spenser, I am a hopeless romantic, have an evil, yet clean sense of humor, and enjoy improvising stories for my family and friends. I have received a few requests now asking me to provide a list of the order that you might want to read my stories. They all seem to interrelate, at least a little, and some introduce characters and situations used in later stories. If one or two seem to be out of order, it is because Spenser is reminiscing (please note the central story involved). Please remember that this is Spenser's Universe. 1) And Now You Know...The Rest Of The Story 2) The Life And Times Of A Human Cannonball 3) For What It's Worth 4) And Now For Something Completely Different 5) October 6) The Free Press?! 7) Trick Or Treat: The Halloween Conspiracy 8) The Three Ginnys 9) A Working Title? 10) You Sent My Luggage Where? 11) Power Tools…Ar, Ar, Ar! 12) Cosmic Cow Tipping And Temporal Sins 13) Saving Snape 14) Popular Plumbing 15) Turkey Day 16) Love, Secrets, And Organized Elves 17) It's A Wonderful...Potter 18) Tempus Fugit 19) The Eyes Have It! 20) Actually…I’ve Never Met A Dragon I Didn’t Like 21) Trouble…With A Capital T And That Rhymes With P… 22) What Do You Do With A Drunken House-Elf...Early In The Morning? 23) The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre 24) April Fools! 25) A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Horcrux 26) The Gringotts Job 27) Tromed Love And The Great Broom Race 28) Don't Drink The Water! 29) The Fine Art Of Not-So-Fine Art 30) Have Wand, Will Travel 31) Colonel Mustard In The Conservatory With The Candlestick? 32) Man's Laughter! 33) Speculations: What A Wizard Wants 34) Nelly Bly 35) Voulez-Vous Harry? 36) Sherlock Potter And The Red-Headed League 37) Forensic Accounting—A Love Story 38) No Reindeer Were Injured During The Writing Of This Story 39) Spenser For Hire—Two Knuts A Word 40) Off With His Head! 41) Requiem For A Practical Joker 42) The Best Of Times 43) Finnigan’s Romance…And Other Natural Disasters 44) A Marvelous...Valentine's Day Gift? 45) "It's Kind Of Fun Doing The Impossible" 46) Antidisestablishmentarianism! 47) That’s The Biggest Mouse I’ve Ever Seen! 48) Taking The Taste Out Of Peanut Butter 49) Beach Blanket Bat Bogey 50) Just A Friendly Little Game Of Quidditch 51) Muggles Tomorrow--Comedy Tonight! 52) Merry Secularized Non-descript Winter Holiday? 53) Brass Monkeys 54) Romancing The Brick 55) Honestly... I Really Am Harry Potter! 56) I Saw Ginny Kissing Santa Claus 57) A White Christmas...Harry Potter Style 58) Oh Baby! 59) Wizard Jam 60) Great Scot! 61) It's The Great Pumpkin Harry Potter! 62) Praise The Elf And Pass The Turkey 63) The Reindeer Whisperer 64) Oh My Darlings! Oh My Darlings! 65) Wings! 66) Never Sniff A Gift Hippogriff 67) Abra Cadabba Doo? 68) Mischief Managed! Beta-reader: No Membership status: Administrator Instant Message:[    None   |    None   |    None   |    None   ] Communication:[    None   |    None   |    None   ] Creative:[    None   |    None   |    None   ] Favorite Authors | |||||||
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