All About Birthstones
Click on your month to view photos of YOUR stone and to listen to commentary by our charming gemologist Synnove Helgerud!
Poems, Flash Fiction, and Short Stories
A poem about Persephone, and garnet
A Bloodstone Tale. American History
Quartz Crystal. Almost cyberpunk
Chrysoprase, Talking Lizards, and Mrs. Muckenfuss
Alexandrite. A poem of Imperial Russia
Peridot: The correct pronunciation
Informational Commentary
If your birthday is in January, click here to watch a video about the garnet
If your birthday is in February, click here to watch a video about the amethyst
If your birthday is in March, click here to watch a video about the aquamarine
If your birthday is in April, click here to watch a video about the diamond
If your birthday is in May, click here to watch a video about the emerald
If your birthday is in June, click here to watch a video about the alexandrite
If your birthday is in July, click here to watch a video about the ruby
If your birthday is in August, click here to watch a video about the peridot
If your birthday is in September, click here to watch a video about the sapphire
If your birthday is in October, click here to watch a video about the opal
If your birthday is in November, click here to watch a video about the yellow topaz
If your birthday is in December, click here to watch a video about the blue topaz
Literature, Miscellaneous
Commercial when I ran for townboard
Another Townboard Campaign Commercial
Hot Flash in a Cold Second Life
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