33: All in your head

Behind the scenes, the powerful machine in your head can bring your imagination, hopes and expectations to life. This is a double-edged sword. Use it carefully.

I've recently had the pleasure of immersing myself in great short stories from Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol. Prior to this past month, I'll admit I hadn't explored much Russian literature beyond Checkov in the last decade or so, and even my limited reading was prompted by an English class reading list.

Alyosha the Pot was one such story by liter…