Chapt. 192 – 2500 words
Twins steal the rent money – for the last time
MOSCOW, March 19, 2006 -- 3047 hits

Bush’s Iran obsession may force my expulsion
UK’s fear of Russia’s energy manipulation forces EU cooperation
Zhorik and I fight
And make up
BankAmerica blocks account again
But I manage to pull together rent money
Only to have Sergei steal it.
They’re gone forever. I’m serious

Chapt. 317 - 4 404 words
I’m ready to go to Moldova, but where’s Igor?
Somewhere in Northern Spain, June 27, 2011 – 3029 hits

Misha has to pay a rental agent
I get the money from David G.
Ready to go to Moldova, but where’s Igor?
Sasha has e-mail problems – x 2
American media not telling everything about Fukushima
U.S. West Coast severely affected, but not Spain -- yet

Chapt. 323 - 2 906 words
Groundhog’s day in the Land of the Big PX
Somewhere in the north of Spain, Feb.2, 2012 – 3022 hits

Fiesta Queen

Chapt. 328
Still alone - and lonely
Somewhere in northern Spain, August 5, 2012 -- 3020 hits

Fiesta Queen

Chapt. 302 - 1,776 words
Fiesta Queen
Galicia, somewhere in northern Spain, May 17, 2010 -- 3016 hits

I've got a bloody toothache!
Speaking of birthdays, Drushka's is tomorrow.
I had an e-mail from Misha.
Most Russians think bribery is the best way to solve problems.

Chapt. 3 - 1796 words
Rabbit Redux – Stuck With the Glue
MOSCOW, Sept. 27, 2003 -- 3014 hits

The rabbit goes – at last

Chapt. 218 – 4563 words
New biz: “Native Tongue Instructs & Sucks
MOSCOW, September 18, 2006 – 3010 hits

New business: “Native Tongue Instructs and Sucks”
…meanwhile, Novosibirsk fantasy promises sex, affection
Twins try to bull-doze their way back into my life
Amer. Med Center doc maybe saves trip to LA
Zhorik’s letter still akimbo, but I send him cell phone
Gorgeous boys brighten Potemkin U. class
Statesman-like Putin
…tightens the vice on information flow
Russian power shortage: way of the future
776 crashes in one day highlight traffic nightmare

Chapt. # 100 - 3176 words
Back from the Boonies With a New Dream
MOSCOW, January 9, 2005 – 3007 hits

Now boarding: The Mineral Water Airline Special
Meeting and charming the in-laws – and others
A Russian Near Year’s: Stand up, stand up for Putin
Caviar on a beer income
An American restaurant in Stavropol?

Chapt. 320 - 3 781 words
Sasha’s coming in November :-)
Somewhere in northern Spain, September 25, 2011 -- 3001 hits

Fiesta Queen

Chapt. 242 – 2394 words
Is Peter fantasy becoming reality?
MOSCOW, April 3, 2007 -- 2985 hits

Rude Moldovan consul may get his come-uppance
“Shortest and warmest” winter frees deadly virus
Peter fantasy becoming a reality?
Russian spring brings fear to draft-eligible Russians
“Little sister Ivana” visits from Spain
Weird memory loss sparks new health worries
Zhorik in Svetlograd; Moscow stop
…will expel igor from my bed – hopefully temporarily
It’s official: Russians have lost interest in politics
Moscow dissenter’s march banned
Gay parade ban also upheld
Russian Academy of Sciences defies Putin’s Kremlin

Chapt. 295 - 2,548 words
Remembering Russia
Somewhere in Northern Spain, January 27, 2010 -- 2985 hits

Cooking in Spain
Crying over Misha
Russia today -- and why I left
Irina's lover dead -- life is not fair

Chapt. 155 – 2302 words
What we need is a revolution – of kindness!
MOSCOW, August 8, 2005 -- 2971 hits

Revolution of kindness
“So, simple, so difficult
Sergei out of nowhere – with USD3,000 – maybe
Bill Skyrme reams me a new one
Never again!

Chapt. 11 - 1611 words
Not prejudiced, “we just don’t like them”
MOSCOW, Oct. 9, 2003 -- 2952 hits

Yegor goes to Milkville – sans passport
Getting his citizenship
Russians don’t plan
The Nationalism problem

Chapt. #26 – 1672 words
A day to ponder the worthless constitution
MOSCOW, Nov. 19, 2003 -- 2941 hits

Constitution Day
U.S. captures Hussein
Will Hussein reach trial?
Prague uncertainty
Anton’s computer “warranty”

Chapt. 321 - 1 914 words
Occupy Wall Street -- world-wide support, including Walesa
Somewhere in Northern Spain, Oct. 16, 2011 -- 2934 hits

Fiesta Queen

Chapt. 161 – 2166 words
Red Queen’s global family; Russia’s energy non-crisis
MOSCOW, August 28, 2005 -- 2932 hits

Red Queen family growing
Good things – even in Russia
U.S. – Russian differences in heating costs
David the barber reappears

Chapt. 257 – 5,532 words
Sergei roller-coast takes to the road
MOSCOW, July 17, 2007 -- 2925 hits

Sergei has a new plan: Travel
…and crime
…maybe murder
…but back to travel and getting rich
…while revenge plot reveals literary bent
Andrei back in our lives -- and my apartment
They’ll split as soon as I can give them 0
Zhorik POs CO, shredding New Year’s plans
So I’ll go back to Spain
Our dream of life together reaffirmed
Flying saucers unearth old acquaintance
…prompting a look at UFOs in Russia – in 1663
Kremlin now writing history textbooks
Russia takes new tack in curbing human rights cases
Orthodox Christers, skinheads, overrun gay cruising spot
New law would jail vagrants

Chapt. 108 – 2146 words
Zhorik and Igor duke it out; Putin gets a new adversary
MOSCOW, February 28, 2005 -- 2922 hits

Fistfight between Zhorik and Igor
Igor wets the bed
They head back to S-P
Anti-Putin youth terrify Kremlin

Chapt. 211 – 3533 words
Russian response to Euro Court: Shut down NGOs
MOSCOW, July 30, 2006 -- 2907 hits

Moscow shivers while Europe, US, scorch
Bikes prolong life, bad for environment
Euro court forces Russia to face up to sins
…But Russia has other ideas
How to get a law passed in Russia
…And wring more money from hapless Russians
Searching for a pillow in Tivat
…And maybe Slovakia
UK’s Gay Times quotes the Red Queen
Vindictive Russian bureaucracy strikes again
Hugo and Vlad share weapons and suspicion of NGOs

Chapt. 120 – 2218 words
Fantasy comes alive: sex with Zhorik
MOSCOW, April 10, 2005 – 2903 hits

There is a god! Sex with Zhorik
Its chronology
And I’ll make Andrei’s dream come true
PiKA voices from the past
Alen Ginzberg makes me a hero
Hot-shit “Christian” Delay’s finger caught in the Russian till
“Peak Oil has hit!”