a novel by Cory Allen Heidelberger
published on Dakota Free Press
October–December 2024
Part 1: First Ride
Chapters:
- Suzdal: River, Bell Tower
- Suzdal: Park, Shop
- Test Ride
- Proposal
- Friday Picnic
- Suzdal Hilltop: Zvezda Zvezda
- Take-Off
- Road: Ksenia, Chai-Babushka
- Kostroma: Gas Station
- Sudislavl: Confluence
Reverie: Ksenia at the Confluence
- Galich Arrival
- Dinner, Red Moon, Bottles
- Galich Goodbye
- Lunyovo Detour
- Not Coming Back
- Thieves, Journal, Bandana and Scarf
Departure: Ksenia at the Craneworks
Part 2: The Ring
Chapters:
- Wintering Down
- Galya’s Kremlin
- Worth Staying, Worth Fighting For
- Worth Robbing Banks For?
- Dirty Work
- Back to Work
- Foundation’s Traveler
- Kyzyl Mission
- Drafts to Galich
- Meeting in Astrakhan
- Meeting Cut Short
- Train Talk
- Necessary Replacement
- Taking Charge
- Letter to Galich
- Craneworks Catalog
- Water, Wood, Wife
- Margarita’s Kitchen
- Two Electrons, One Stone
- Unexpected Theory
- Intelligence, Breakfast
Departure 2: Ksenia in the Air