Chapt. 187 – 3244 words
Twins exit with St. Valentine and 2000 bucksi
MOSCOW, February 15, 2006 -- 3627 hits

Exit the twins
…After a stormy week
Zhorik asks for a shrink – or a priest!
“They’re not leaving”
Getting the money
…Finally!
Playing house with Zhorik
Russians adopt St. Valentine – despite church
Bribing Zhorik to stay out of the army
“Mini-ice age” predicted
HK Harry’s boyfriend serving 5 yrs. for pot/hash
Russian general: “There is no terrorism”

Chapt. 333 - 7 534 words
Trudging in William S. Burroughs’ footsteps
Somewhere in Northern Spain, Jan. 23, 2013 – 3580 hits

Tangier: Trudging in Burroughs’ footprints
Death of a Spanish friend
My immunity survives a vicious cold
Sasha vs. Igor: Sasha wins
Letter to my ex-wife
E-mail from Sasha
Unlucky 13
Upcoming U.S. conference on Marxism

Chapt. 331 - 2 797 words
From Sasha at last: Yes, he’s coming -- sometime
Somewhere in northern Spain, Dec. 10, 2012 – 3516 hits

Fiesta Queen

Chapt. 326 - 4 790 words
What is so rare as a day in June…
Somewhere in northern Spain, June 1, 2012 -- 3508 hits

Fiesta Queen

Chapt. 324 - 4 424 words
Waiting for Sasha – and others
Somewhere in Northern Spain, March 23, 2012 -- 3423 hits

Fiesta Queen

Chapt. 293 - 2,969 words
Is capitalism dying? Does Obama know? Am I going to Spain?
MOSCOW, May 9, 2009 -- 3389 hits

Easter, Mayday, Victory Day
Money continues to fly away
Will I?
How is Russia faring?
Dissident predicts Russia's demise – again
New student says Kosygin planned change
Does Obama face same fate as Gorbuchev?

Chapt. 322 - 4 328 words
OWS offers the promise of some justice in a dying world
Somewhere in northern Spain, November 29, 2011 -- 3369 hits

Fiesta Queen

Chapt. 212 – 5,518 words
Conspiracy theory: Putin is American tool!
MOSCOW, August 6, 2006 – 3338 hits

Worsening conditions: “ Putin is a tool of Bush”
Anti-Extremism law aimed at opposition
…but pales in comparison to new Bush plans
Internet brings me dreamboat – for a day?
…But there’s always Alex
…and now Victor!
Zhorik emerges and wants $ 500 toy

Chapt. 203 – 2764 words
Zhorik’s perfidy revealed; Anti-Americanism growing
MOSCOW, June 3, 2006 -- 3158 hits

Igor kicked, beaten, and robbed of dream phone
Intimacy takes a short recess
Volodya discovers Zhorik’s treachery
“Cuckoo’s nest” again preferred punishment for dissenters?
Is Andrei Sh. headed there? Am I in danger of losing visa?
America’s cold war mindset increases Russian hostility
Anti-Americanism: Glue holding Putin’s support together
Gays “got thrashed,” boasts Moscow mayor
Friend Marco, Dubrovnik furnish vacation destination

Chapt. 288 - 3,345 words
Solzhenitsyn Bites the Dust; was he great?
Autust 8, 2008 -- 3139 hits

08/08/08 passes into history
...as does Solzhenitsyn
My take on him
A dissident's take on him
Other students' views
Zhorik has been here a month
And other things have happened
Igor is in Moldova
A rosy future with Zhorik?
Doubtful
He's jealous of Igor
My inclination toward Spain grows

Chapt. 210 – 2691 words
Better PR needed after gay fiasco
MOSCOW , July 23, 2006 -- 3128 hits

Expensive G8 spectacle has little to show for it
Don’t expect justice in brutal hazing incident
I’m going to Dubrovnik – via Tivat
Landlady solves problem: “Get rid of flatmates”
Moscow mayor discovers an image problem
No Putin jokes: “You don’t make jokes about God”

Chapt. 208 – 3,529 words
73rd birthday leaves more sediment than sentiment
MOSCOW, July 9, 2006 -- 3100 hits

“Stylish guy” gets drunk, insulting
…and floods neighbor’s apartment
Yegor, Yuri, duke it out
They’ve all got to go – but how?
Peter fantasy provides island of sanity
What a birthday!
Putin polishes image for G8
…but GPOs don’t buy it
Racist attacks continue
Killer seagulls reenact Hitchcock movie
I get my health lecture from Hong Kong Harry
Marriage? To a Russian woman? Am I crazy?

Chapt. 2
A “Guess-What” Gift from Turkey
MOSCOW, Sept. 22, 2003 -- 3091 hits

Meeting Volodya
Misha’s scandal

Chapt. 14 - 1553 words
G&T Meets Ann Landers, Step One
MOSCOW, Oct 12, 2003 -- 3073 hits

Pissed at Anton and Yegor
And throw Anton out
Yegor and I make up
I will not let him go

Chapt. 180 - 2126 words
Christmas brings flu, Zhorik’s firing
MOSCOW, December 25, 2005 – 3072 hits


Santa brings the flu
Zhorik and Sergei have it out
….and Kreutz fires Zhorik
Tanya rekindles old ties
Sergei defends honor and breaks nose
Zhorik resumes old schedule
He’s determined to go to the Army
Duma passes repressive NGO bill
More Russians trust government!
Corruption still Russia’s biggest threat
Kremlin paranoia may get Stass fired

Chapt. 160 – 1934 words
A legend in my own time! Junkyard dogs
MOSCOW, August 24, 2005 -- 3071 hits

A legend in my own time
Russia is the place to be
“Hands off Zhorik”
Kasyanov blasts Putin
Putin’s changing end game
Junkyard dogs a threat?

Chapt. 245 – 3,400 words
Zhorik exits; and so do human rights
Monday, April 23, 2007 -- 3067 hits

Russian medics cure Zhorik’s illness
…he leaves for Svetlograd
…and hopefully Novosibirsk
I turn down sex with suspected camera thief
Wall Street Journal: Protest is not a right in Russia
Human rights rapidly deteriorating
Conclusions: Evil Empire is evil again
Russia most dangerous place to fly
Apartment scams spark widespread protests
Med students locked away for safety on Hitler’s b’day
Silver lining: Russians have more sex

Chapt. 12 – 1735 words
“Hi, My name’s Cliff; drop over sometime”
MOSCOW, Oct. 12, 2003 -- 3062 hits

Vanya and Ann Landers
My problem: I’m a biophile
How not to step over a cliff – time to reconsider

Chapter 204 – 3066 words
Igor fantasy plummeting to finality?
MOSCOW, June 12, 2006 -- 3055 hits

Have I destroyed my Igor fantasy?
He opts for floor over my bed
But Vanya may fill the gap
Maybe I’ve had a pre-stroke!
Murdered Potemkin student wasn’t one of mine
WAN Moscow meeting focuses on non-free press
“Russians don’t want too much truth”
Gorby, Lebedev, may keep hope burning
But what difference does it make?

Chapt. 6 – 1838 words
Desperately Seeking Blond Boys
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Aug. 15, 2003 -- 3046 hits

Trip to Finland & Sweden
Taking a crap and a photo