gem's Profile
| Penname: | gem |
| Country: | United States |
| Web address: | http://lespiritdescalier.blogspot.com/ |
| Favorite book: | Tess of the D'Urbervilles |
| Member type: | Author |
| Member Since: | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Bio: | I work so that I can write. I eat so that I can write. I drink so that I can write. It's all about writing for me |
User Writings
| Title/Name | Date | Ranking | Reviews | Type | |
| Apr 6, 2008 | 8 | 646 | Novel | ||
A pleasure-loving professional woman, Grace... | |||||
| Jan 29, 2007 | 92 | 101 | Novel | ||
A boy witnesses an unspeakable horror--the... | |||||
| Jan 20, 2007 | 150 | 40 | Novel | ||
With some trepidation, I’ve agreed to match... | |||||
| Apr 22, 2008 | 99 | 93 | Novel | ||
A small-town college community is turned upside... | |||||
| Aug 10, 2008 | 286 | 6 | Novel | ||
I banged out the first chapter of a murder... | |||||
| Aug 9, 2008 | 346 | 4 | Novel | ||
Got an idea for a story surfing the Internet... | |||||
| Jun 1, 2006 | 630 | 6 | Poetry | ||
After tent camping with eighth graders for... | |||||
| Apr 28, 2008 | 647 | 7 | Poetry | ||
I am so close to the top ten I can taste it.... | |||||
| Aug 24, 2006 | 170 | 13 | Short Story | ||
This is an allegorical exploration of a... | |||||
| Aug 26, 2006 | 147 | 17 | Short Story | ||
My lightly philosophical rant regarding the... | |||||
| Sep 11, 2006 | 890 | 5 | Short Story | ||
This is what happens when I go to my fitness... | |||||
| Mar 17, 2007 | 154 | 17 | Short Story | ||
Mark Twain said how Americans tell a story is... | |||||
| Mar 18, 2006 | 990 | 8 | Short Story | ||
This is my entry in the Writer's Den weekly... | |||||
| Jun 25, 2006 | 1211 | 6 | Short Story | ||
Seattle Stories Anthology is looking for... | |||||
| Mar 25, 2006 | 592 | 9 | Short Story | ||
Thanks for taking a look at my entry in the... | |||||
| Apr 21, 2006 | 956 | 6 | Short Story | ||
This week's entry in the Frantic Friday Flash.... | |||||
| Aug 31, 2006 | 405 | 9 | Short Story | ||
I discovered this wonderful online reference... | |||||
| Jul 30, 2006 | 1291 | 3 | Short Story | ||
I submitted this to the Christian Science... | |||||
| May 24, 2006 | 915 | 6 | Short Story | ||
This is part of chapter 23 from my novel,... | |||||
| May 19, 2006 | 461 | 9 | Short Story | ||
Here's this week's entry in the Frantic Friday... | |||||
| May 22, 2006 | 451 | 8 | Short Story | ||
This was my piece of fiction I entered in the... | |||||
| May 27, 2006 | 109 | 15 | Short Story | ||
Gem's second parody formerly known as Parody... | |||||
| Jun 3, 2006 | 984 | 5 | Short Story | ||
Reflections on leaving my teaching job for a... | |||||
| Jun 5, 2006 | 479 | 10 | Short Story | ||
What does Keats know? Something hideous can be... | |||||
| Jun 19, 2006 | 1020 | 5 | Short Story | ||
A letter to America's Favorite Drive-In (also... | |||||
| Jul 1, 2006 | 681 | 7 | Short Story | ||
Back from vacation. My June 29 entry in the... | |||||
| Jul 9, 2006 | 199 | 13 | Short Story | ||
This is my entry in a July Writer's Digest... | |||||
| Jul 15, 2006 | 833 | 5 | Short Story | ||
My July 14 entry in a weekly flash contest.... | |||||
| Sep 9, 2006 | 996 | 5 | Short Story | ||
A mini-treatise on the coffee wars, inspired by... | |||||
| Aug 13, 2006 | 303 | 13 | Short Story | ||
My humorous blog entry all about the young and... | |||||
| Aug 20, 2006 | 1059 | 7 | Short Story | ||
This is my entry in the online.When you last... | |||||
| Aug 26, 2006 | 787 | 7 | Short Story | ||
I am looking for feedback on this essay, which... | |||||
| Sep 5, 2006 | 269 | 10 | Short Story | ||
I was moved to write this entry in my blog... | |||||
| Sep 7, 2006 | 327 | 10 | Short Story | ||
I uncovered a shocking truth researching my... | |||||
| Jun 26, 2008 | 209 | 12 | Short Story | ||
This is my entry in Round Two of a summer-long... | |||||
| Jan 6, 2007 | 341 | 11 | Short Story | ||
Should women be called "girls"? Find out in the... | |||||
| Apr 14, 2007 | 233 | 11 | Short Story | ||
The true life saga of New England way-farers or... | |||||
| Apr 17, 2007 | 532 | 8 | Short Story | ||
Reflections on the Virginia Tech shooting, from... | |||||
| Jul 31, 2008 | 497 | 7 | Short Story | ||
This is my round five entry in my nine-round... | |||||
| Jun 11, 2008 | 581 | 7 | Short Story | ||
This is an entry in an extended writing contest... | |||||
| Jul 12, 2008 | 739 | 8 | Short Story | ||
This is my third entry in the ongoing short... | |||||
| Jul 26, 2008 | 319 | 11 | Short Story | ||
This is my fourth round entry in an ongoing... | |||||
| Aug 20, 2008 | 652 | 7 | Short Story | ||
This is the sixth round story in my ongoing... | |||||
| Sep 2, 2008 | 823 | 5 | Short Story | ||
This is the seventh entry in a nine-round... | |||||
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