Chapt. 34 – 1867 words
Strike th… two-and-a-half
MOSCOW, Jan. 1, 2004 -- 1702 hits

New Year’s Eve
Shurik on again
Off again
On again

Chapt. 157 – 2239 words
Stolen wheels; missing bucksi and Sergei
MOSCOW, August 14, 2005 -- 2064 hits

No strokes, no appendectomies, no altzheimer’s
A call from Sergei – 7,000 bucksi?
Wheels fungible in Moscow
Russia, China, plan joint maneuvers
Who’s Parry Brass?
A grand mission!
Pampered tummy, tortured heart

Chapt. 304 - 983 words
Still no eye opeeration; I'm bored in America
Rome, Ga., USA, Sept. 19, 2010 -- 2440 hits

Still no eye operation
No residual damage from Russian strokes
Trip to Seattle
Maxim passes his higher ed exams
Artur send me songs to edit
I'm bored in America!

Chapt. 328
Still alone - and lonely
Somewhere in northern Spain, August 5, 2012 -- 3024 hits

Fiesta Queen

Chapt. 316 - 3 351 words
Staying in Spain – but summering with Igor in Moldova
Somewhere in northern Spain, June 15 – 2577 hits

Flag Day – in a country headed for bankruptcy?
I’m staying in Spain with Sasha,
But going to spend the summer with Igor in Moldova

Chapt. 275 – 3,552 words
Spain offers new future – if I have one
MOSCOW, January 9, 2008 -- 2257 hits

Spanish hospitality alive and well
Coming home to Sergei
Spain's biggest offer – a future!
Spanish soap opera continues: gay marriage or not?
American sub-prime crisis hits Spain
Obama win in Iowa: rebirth of hope
Winner will face "clusterfuck": Kunstler
2008 could be especially bad for me: fortune teller
What happened in Russia? Nothing

Chapt. 9 – 1623 words
Some English Without Which We Could Do
MOSCOW, Oct. 3, 2003 -- 2708 hits

The queen’s English – dethroned
The Russian method

Chapt. 288 - 3,345 words
Solzhenitsyn Bites the Dust; was he great?
Autust 8, 2008 -- 3147 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. 7 - 1139 words
Solving Problems in the Russian Embassy
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Aug. 15, 2003 -- 2657 hits

Applying for my visa
I can get it – for a price
Watching blond boys play – “brand ball?”

Chapt. 37 – 1445 words
Shurik exiled – and reprieved
MOSCOW, Jan. 18, 2004 – - 1633 hits

Yuri gets canned – again
Shurik’s plan: TV broadcaster
Irina’s American friends coming
“Milk Dane for as much as possible”
Yegor leaves

Chapt. 222 – 3717 words
Shtokman, Sakhalin, just part of Putin’s defense
MOSCOW, October 16, 2006 -- 2655 hits

Starbucks is coming to town
Early Russian winter is growling
I retain chump champ title
Denis returns with little bro’s nice cock
…And Nizhny Vanya blows his stack
Zhorik and I are now namesakes!
20-yr-old Dirk stokes my cooling embers for Facelink
…and I have a new fantasy at Inst. of Diplomacy
Sakhalin, Shtokman, Shmokman, what’s in a name?

Chapt. 54 – 1411 words
Should have read that detour sign
MOSCOW, April 16, 2004 – 2193 hits

Shurik returns – and so does sex
Comedian elected governor – in Russia
“Dumbest thug”
Alyosha gets his wallet stolen on the train
Russia: out of oil in 6 yrs?

Chapt. 136 – 2033 words
Shakespeare follows Khodorkovsky
MOSCOW, June 13, 2005 – 2508 hits

Russia Day
Masha loses 700 rubles
Nastya & Zhorik
Zhorik (barely) leaves
500 bucksi for Kreutz
Shakespeare bites the dusu

Chapt. 297 - 1,556 words
Settling into Spain
Galicia, Northern Spain, February 26, 2010 -- 2401 hits

Fiesta Queen

Chapt. 174 - 3200 words
Sergei’s return doesn’t change Zhorik scenario
MOSCOW, November 17, 2005 -- 2623 hits

Zhorik and I: Alone at last
Small dick?
Enter: Sergei
Threat to relationship?
U.S.: Wheels off the trolley
Putin bears down on NGOs
“Iron Felix” rears ugly head
Andrei revives Stavropol dream

Chapt. 151 – 1975 words
Sergei’s blond boy flunks try-out
MOSCOW, July 28, 2005 -- 2636 hits

Sergei arrives unexpectedly
BF screening a breeze
“They would have killed Zhorik”
Sergei’s blond boy flunks try-out
Our flagrante delicto leaves Zhorik unphased
Sergei restores my faith
Dima/Kostya poker session rekindles fantasy

Chapt. 166 – 2027 words
Sergei: On the slots and out of my apartment
MOSCOW, September 23, 2005 -- 2789 hits

Sergei steals and lies about it
He’s back on the slots
And out of my apartment.
Quest begins for Tioufline justice
A new fantasy makes it all bearable
Hurricane Rita threatens U.S. economy

Chapt. 167 – 1504 words
Sergei: Out with a bang, not a whimper
MOSCOW, September 25, 2005 - 2589 hits

Sergei – out with a bang, not a whimper
Peter fantasy or fantasy peter?
Khodorkovsky’s appeal ended – no duma
Metro bombings averted -- maybe

Chapt. 257 – 5,532 words
Sergei roller-coast takes to the road
MOSCOW, July 17, 2007 -- 2931 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. 168 – 2004 words
Sergei returns – only slightly damaged
MOSCOW, October 2, 2005 – 2623 hits

Sergei returns
Love undiminished
Martial law in Russia?
Religion harmful to your health
My NN mafia rekindles ties