Slumming? Really? Is this a slum? Oh, you’re joking with me, aren’t you? So amusing! I wasn’t born a countess, you know. I married the count — oh, many years ago. He had a title and excellent birth, but no money. I had money and…

So this is a blog. Not much to it. A place to say whatever you want to say, eh? Every place is a place to say whatever I want to say. Why are you making that face? If you don’t want to see me scratch…

Hi, how are ya? Shahtsi, here. No, you can’t call me Uncle Shahtsi. I’m not your uncle, that’s why. I’m the uncle of Tosun, one of the main characters in SIDESHOW IN THE CENTER RING, if you can call that a book title. What kind…