by Emil Rem | Apr 9, 2024 | Analects
Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny was always in a hurry. In 2013, he gave up practicing law to run in the Moscow mayoral election against Putin’s favoured man. Navalny lost yet captured 27% of the vote. He immediately vowed to run again. He was imprisoned twice to deter him...
by Emil Rem | Apr 9, 2024 | Analects
Recently, a friend texted me “Just reached Anaheim. It’s flooded all over. My five-year-old will be so disappointed.” I replied “You will all remember this for the rest of your lives. After all, isn’t that what holidays are about? Everlasting memories—good or bad.” It...
by Emil Rem | Apr 9, 2024 | Analects
The Romantic Grocery and Gift Emporium stood on a pedestal of steps, four feet above the ground, in the heart of Pyla, a tiny fishing village on the coast of Cyprus. The Emporium would have had a breathtaking view of the endless Mediterranean under a cloudless,...
by Emil Rem | Apr 9, 2024 | Analects
Having written the first chapter of my book Chasing Aphrodite, I now searched for an editor. Two answered my call. The first was a 30-year-old blond, lissome beauty. She lived in the area and could come to my home. Perfect. “What are your rates?” “$62.50 per...
by Emil Rem | Apr 9, 2024 | Analects
Wes was the most charming client in my menagerie of accounting clients—a great charm causing me the utmost stress and anxiety. Accounting records were not handed over until almost the very last day of the taxman’s deadline. When shown the completed statements and...
