Road from Suzdal

a novel by Cory Allen Heidelberger
published on Dakota Free Press
October–November 2024

Part 1: First Ride

Chapters:

1. Suzdal, In the River, In the Bell Tower
2. Suzdal, In the Park, At the Shop
3. Test Ride
4. Proposal
5. Friday Picnic
6. Suzdal Hilltop—Zvezda Zvezda
7. Take-Off
8. Road, Ksenia, Chai-Babushka
9. Kostroma, Gas Station
10. Sudislavl, Confluence

Reverie: Ksenia at the Confluence

11. Galich Arrival
12. Dinner, Red Moon, Bottles
13. Galich Goodbye
14. Lunyovo Detour
15. Not Coming Back
16. Thieves, Journal, Bandana and Scarf

Departure: Ksenia at the Craneworks

Part 2: The Ring

Chapters:

17. Wintering Down
18. Galya’s Kremlin
19. Worth Staying, Worth Fighting For
20. Worth Robbing Banks For?
21. Dirty Work
22. Back to Work
23. Foundation’s Traveler
24. Kyzyl Mission
25. Drafts to Galich
26. Meeting in Astrakhan
27. Meeting Cut Short
28. Talk on the Train
29. Necessary Replacement
30. Taking Charge
31. Letter to Galich
32. Craneworks Catalog
33. Water, Wood, Wife
34. Margarita’s Kitchen
35. Two Electrons, One Stone
36. Unexpected Theory
37. Intelligence, Breakfast

Departure 2: Ksenia in the Air

Part 3: Last Ride

Chapters:

38. Christmas Slumber Party
39. Conversation with the Machine
40. Riding to Moscow
41. Memorial
42. Vladimir Balcony
43. Break-In
44. Break-Out

…more to come…