The Grim Tale of Rasputin, including the Whales

From the Earthly Chronicles of I, Flaubert

Photo: The greater the danger, the better you have to hide. —Wisdom Teachings from the E-hound Karaoke (DOGen’s Expensive Record.)

Ok, so I told you I’d report on my terrifying exploits after Tolstoy died and I had to emergency-relocate to a different beard.

The new beard in question was the infamous Rasputin’s beard and the story of how I travelled un…