“...For six years, from February 2007 to December 2012, I was on the federal wanted list. “On the Run” gives me a lot of free time (previously, as a business owner, I was totally busy) and I wrote a lot. Creative research saved me from madness, because I was deprived of my usual company and was left alone for a long time with my gloomy thoughts. Posts, articles, notes, short stories, novels - all this was posted on different Internet resources under different names; and now, without proofreading or editing, I combine small works in one collection. These are notes on a variety of topics, from alcohol to politics, reflections on various things in a “stream of consciousness” format; they have no meaning in themselves, but reflect my state at the time when I was wanted. Perhaps someone will consider my judgments subjective, biased, too harsh... alas, I cannot afford the luxury of being objective..."...