Sovok of the Week

Last week I promised to debut the first installment in a new series of “character sketches.” I invited our “loyal” readers to lend a hand by posting comments and guessing as to the possible backstory of this beauty you see on the left-hand margin. Predictably, none of you moral bankrupts and deadbeats [...]

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Last weekend, I happened to be drinking tea with Igor and Vadim at an overpriced coffeehouse. Normally I prefer to drink my tea at home, like all good sovoks, but since our legal counselor extraordinaire, Mr Jackie Shapiro, was footing the bill, I decided to treat myself to a piping hot mug of [...]

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