Chapt. 29 – 1938 words
Misha, Elections, dampen “Joy to the World”
MOSCOW, Dec. 7, 2003 -- 2274 hits

Dec. 7 – Elections, Pearl Harbor, Misha
Christmas commercialism in Moscow too
Liberals shellacked in Duma elections
Nationalism also boosted

Chapt. 31 – 1944 words
Merry F’ing Xmas from Shurik
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, December 25, 2003 -- 2533 hits

Karlova Vary
Misha
Christmas in Prague
Christmas night - Alone

Chapt. 137 – 1530 words
Mayday! Mayday! Plastics blamed for little dicks
MOSCOW, June 15, 2005 – 2882 hits

Denis to Moldava today
Russian mortality rates to continue
Pesticides blamed for little dicks
Chechnya-Moscow train bomb
Liberals gather to protest Putin
TOEFL student Alex won’t continue

Chapt. 171 - 2692 words
My steel resolve crumbles; mercy clobbers justice
MOSCOW, October 23, 2005 -- 2362 hits

I promise to bail Zhorik out of the Army
But change my mind.
Twice.
Peter fantasy continues in Andy Warhol setting
Russia facing another meltdown?
It’s still an undeveloped country
I won’t become Vlad’s American uncle

Chapt. 233 – 3,410 words
Mogadan prison may shed light on mystery killers
MOSCOW, January 28, 2007 -- 2533 hits

Moscow gets its winter back
Drug spectre fails to materialize
But Igor’s cock does
It was only Demidrol
Rising BP under control again
Times of London reports “third man” killed Litvinenko
“Third Man Theme” unraveled? – Mogadan “Rent-a-gade”
Accused killer of banker opens new can of worms
Russians peg inflation at 20%
“Honey” pushes Peter fantasy up a notch
Grandfather’s railroad watch turns up unexpectedly
Fan e-mail boosts Red Queen’s vanity

Chapt. 237 – 2,464 words
Moldova adventure almost a certainty
MOSCOW, March 1, 2007 -- 2415 hits

Moscow’s icy streets
…have their warmer side
I feed Peter and he feeds my fantasyI
Epileptic seizure interrupts games with Ivan – temporarily
Our Moldova adventure will actually come off
Goose fights – a Russian tradition?
Russians noticing US economic woes

Chapt. 238 – 3544 words
Moldova’s bureaucrats ruder than America’s
MOSCOW, March 5, 2007 -- 2624 hits

Moldova’s consulate even ruder than America’s
And I don’t need a visa
Giifts for Mom
Boot for Pop
Christers here don’t like Darwin either
Moscow spring doesn’t obviate Maxim’s arm
Vanya: “Whenever you want” – sometimes
Zhorik definitely planning post-army life with me
Gay parade organizer sues Moscow mayor
Human rights group probed for helping sue Russian govt.
Avian flu scare “foreign plot” says Duma speaker
Can Campbell’s compete with Russian housewives?

Chapt. 243 – 3640 words
Missy “resurrection” inspires Easter celebration
Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007 -- 2573 hits

Missy gets resurrected at Easter
Planned protests next Saturday assure drama, international coverage
New calls for Putin to stay
Newspaper censured for mentioning banned political party
Igor’s playpen available again
…and again
Twin Andrei has sunk to despicable low
Tioufline makes noises again
Zhorik’s mobile phone is costing me big rubli
Moscow’s health facilities 201 out of 215
Dostoevsky dramatically describes my own life crisis
…Happy Easter

Chapt. 51 – 1789 words
Memories: Mom and Shurik
MOSCOW, April 5, 2004 -- 2311 hits

Mom’s birthday
Vanya – blurred limits of kindness, stupidity
A call from Shurik
Cold snaps and macho Russians

Chapt. 53 – 1703 words
Mafia hit man dis-armed in bombing
MOSCOW, April 14, 2004 -- 2320 hits

Sasha witnesses mafia bombing
Long Seryozh coming
Lena’s getting married – and PG
Vanya replies: “I did not.”
Spring draft begins

Chapt. 294 - 2,021 words
My first month in Spain – Besemé…not even close
Spain, January 21, 2010 -- 2626 hits

The Fiesta Queen

Chapt. 318 - 7 345 words
My Moldavan Oddysey
Svetliy, Moldova, July 15, 2011 – 5807 hits

Chapt. 325 - 3 877 words
M’aidez, m’aidez
Somewnere in northern Spain, May 1, 2012 -- 3639 hits

Fiesta Queen