George Geisinger


Biography

George Geisinger studied music education in the early 1970's at Appalachian State University, in North Carolina, but after two years of study, Mr Geisinger had a disastrous turn of health, with which he has struggled for a lifetime. Mr. Geisinger, a naturally creative person, composes music for classic guitar, as well as for piano, writes poetry, fiction, and autobiographical stories. In the late 1980's, Mr. Geisinger achieved an Associate in Arts Degree in the liberal arts from Catonsville Community College, in Maryland. He studied creative writing there, and subsequently published short stories and poetry in literary and “little” magazines over a period of several years thru the 1980's and 90's. Mr. Geisinger now lives in Virginia, practicing his various crafts regularly.

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Books

Alice and Victoria    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 4950 words. Published on April 4, 2012. Nonfiction.

The escapades of a confirmed bachelor.
Road Trip    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 5350 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Nonfiction.

A mad man elopes from a state hospital to take a broke buddy the whole way across the country, paying his way, on a lark.
Oxygen Sisters    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 5690 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Nonfiction.

A reformed smoker counts his blessings in the retirement community, when he is confronted by other former smokers who need a steady oxygen supply.
Writer    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 5000 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Essay.

A short story. An author revels in his craft, savoring his work as he keeps on writing.
Institution    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 5150 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Nonfiction.

The experience of being in various institutions long enough to become institutionalized.
Psychotherapist    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 5290 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Nonfiction.

The view from the psychotherapist's couch.
Horse Girl    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 4910 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Fiction.

A short story about adolescent romance, going to the prom.
Scatter-Brains    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 5840 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Nonfiction.

What do you do on a work day when your mind just won't focus?
Deer    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 4620 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Nonfiction.

Another study in metaphysics, in regards to the wild deer. What is real, anyway?
What's In a Name    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 8440 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Nonfiction.

A philosophical discussion of a medical diagnosis. Why are certain legitimate illnesses a source of derision in the community?
Remembrance    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 10620 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Nonfiction.

A portrait of the artist as a young man. Glory days in a young girl's eye. A collection of short stories
Two Legged    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 4960 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Nonfiction.

A pair of stories about the concept of reality, the metaphysical issue about life. What is real, after all? First there's a story about deer, or Bambi's. Then there's a story about an elderly couple in an assisted living environment.
Life on the Inside    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 6790 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Nonfiction.

Considering the internal workings of the mind of an institutionalize individual, some of his thoughts and beliefs.
Passenger    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 9490 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Fiction.

A fictionalized story of how a man gets to the point in his life where he sells his car willingly, and chooses to give up driving altogether, in his upper middle age.
Hockenschmidt    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 26960 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Fiction.

A series of short stories about a truly American, fictional character, who finds himself in the state hospital merry-go-round, getting irrevocably institutionalized.
Awakening My Muse    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 9450 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Nonfiction.

A collection of short stories about some of my personal spiritual experiences. It is meant to be an encouragement to the reader.
Damn Yankee    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 22560 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Nonfiction.

This is a good-natured, lighthearted story about some of my neighbors where I live. It's all set in a fictional context, so any relevance to real people alive or dead is not the intent of the author. It's an attempt to find humor in my surroundings.
Memoirs of a Flower Child    by George Geisinger
Price: $0.99 USD. 35130 words. Published on April 3, 2012. Essay.

This is a responsible look back at the time in America called the 60's. It's been said that if you remember the 60's, you weren't really there. Well, this book is for those who'd like to take a look back at the 60's and the 70's, to re-evaluate what they've left behind. A lot of the times I really have forgotten. Most of all, this book is for fun.

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