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Why don’t we move here.
Why don’t we move here, my wife asks me over the lip of her tiny espresso mug, dreamy eyes watching the Florence foot traffic in their Italian clothes…
Dec 25
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The Pale, Chapter 2.3
Sergei's past begins to catch up with him, and so does a monster.
Dec 22
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The Pale, Chapter 2.2
Yankev tries to protect a wedding party from danger, never realizing just how dangerous things are about to get.
Dec 21
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The Pale, Chapter 2.1
Sergei finds himself the guest of honor at a dinner where things don't feel quite right.
Dec 20
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The Pale, Chapter 1.5
Sergei makes a tough choice and gets invited to dinner.
Dec 19
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The Pale, Chapter 1.4
In which Yankev tries to use Kabbala to light a fire and succeeds. Good for him!
Dec 18
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The Pale, Chapter 1.3
Sergei deals with the fall out of bringing two Jews (one dead, one all to much alive) back to his orderly military garrison.
Dec 17
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Serial for Dinner 12/15/25
Serial for Hanukkah.
Dec 15
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The Pale Chapter List
Every chapter all in one place.
Dec 15
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The Pale, Chapter 1.2
Yankev
Dec 15
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The Pale, Chapter 1.1
Sergei
Dec 15
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Historical Background for The Pale
THE PALE OF SETTLEMENT
Dec 15
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