A repairman who loves to fix things for young single mothers and makes sure that they can pay for his services even when they don't quite have enough money.
No one knew why or how he came to America. There were rumors that he’d been in the KGB, that he’d escaped from a Russian jail, that he was in a circus, that he was once a journeyman cage fighter, and that as a child Ivan wrestled bear cubs, like Khabib Nurmagomedov. (Although Kentucky Karl said how everyone in Russia “fucking wrestles bears and shit.”)
It helps if you have read A Tall Tale from the Badger. An alternative European history by an old soldier with insults to lots of people. Best not read by those with thin skins
A Halloween Story
My Old Flame... I just can't remember her name! A Halloween story of mirth, murder, madness, arson and a little bit of hope. Some other story codes used incidentally as background.
What if...J. Edgar Hoover had decided that kinky sexual antics lead to other serious crimes, and he developed a scheme to secretly ferret out those who enjoyed such antics? A secret arm of the Patent Department, a time-stop device, and a truly everlasting love also figure in this whimsical, amusing tale.