Evel G. Economakis

Evel G. Economakis writes and teaches English in Russia. He is the author of six books, including From Peasant to Petersburger (Macmillan). “Shakedown in St Petersburg” appears in Geist 48. “The Best Banya in Town,” a story about a bathhouse in St. Petersburg, appears in Geist 44. “Lineup” appears in Geist 39.
Evel G. Economakis on Geist.com
August 1, 2008

White Night Patrol

Evel G. Economakis

It was near midnight and bright as day when my friend George and I walked to the kiosks on Chkalovsky Avenue to get some beers. An eerie St. Petersburg light was refracted by the puffy clouds above—a listless light with no sun, no motion, no time.

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