Success!

Thanks for the well wishes, Philip. Fortunately the situation in Greece is not nearly as bad as it looks from abroad. Most people's standard of living has deteriorated, but we're still much better off than, say, people in the Balkans or most Eastern European countries. Personally, I tend to think of it as having financial troubles; that's something that could happen to anybody, anywhere. It will wear off, eventually.

Way back in the late 1990s when I was teaching economics, I remember explaining to my students that the politicians had wisely drawn up a set of entry criteria for the new single European currency and then unwisely ignored their own rules when it turned out that hardly any country would meet them by the set date (or indeed at all.) 'You will see,' I told them 'that this system will now generate intolerable internal strains because these foolish people think political will can over-rule economic forces.'

I remember at the time being called a xenophobe and anti-European and all sorts of rude names. I remember being completely isolated in my opinion. Alas today I find myself entirely surrounded by people who it turns out held my view all along but can't remember me saying it at the time. However, if I could have chosen the time to be proved right I would have tried to avoid a time when the Dodecanese were trying to cope with a refugee crisis.

I do hope you're right and we are all able to come through it together.

Congrats George! Nice work

Incidentally, i am visiting your fair country this week to attend an arts workshop. Between classes i will definitely be taking some writerly advantage of the setting. It's absolutely beautiful

Thanks, Liz!!! And I hope you really enjoy your time in Greece In which area is the workshop?

Thanks for the well wishes, Philip. Fortunately the situation in Greece is not nearly as bad as it looks from abroad. Most people's standard of living has deteriorated, but we're still much better off than, say, people in the Balkans or most Eastern European countries. Personally, I tend to think of it as having financial troubles; that's something that could happen to anybody, anywhere. It will wear off, eventually.

Way back in the late 1990s when I was teaching economics, I remember explaining to my students that the politicians had wisely drawn up a set of entry criteria for the new single European currency and then unwisely ignored their own rules when it turned out that hardly any country would meet them by the set date (or indeed at all.) 'You will see,' I told them 'that this system will now generate intolerable internal strains because these foolish people think political will can over-rule economic forces.'

I remember at the time being called a xenophobe and anti-European and all sorts of rude names. I remember being completely isolated in my opinion. Alas today I find myself entirely surrounded by people who it turns out held my view all along but can't remember me saying it at the time. However, if I could have chosen the time to be proved right I would have tried to avoid a time when the Dodecanese were trying to cope with a refugee crisis.

I do hope you're right and we are all able to come through it together.

In my opinion, it's quite impossible to have a financial union without a political union. It creates all sorts of tensions and the governments are unable to run their own countries, since they are unable to choose their own financial policies. People have elections and then they are actually governed by some bureaucrats in Brussels. If there was a real political union there would be a real elected European government and most of the woes that plague us would be gone. Unfortunately, I don't think there's any politician in any country that pushes for political union. Maybe in the next century

Made my first sale ever. Sold one to Stupefying Stories. I'm officially out of the "hoping to one day be published" camp. I guess now I'm in the "hoping to one day be published again" camp.

Congrats, alpha! Now for the second one!

Made my first sale ever. Sold one to Stupefying Stories. I'm officially out of the "hoping to one day be published" camp. I guess now I'm in the "hoping to one day be published again" camp.

Congratulations, Alpha! Well done!

Congrats, alpha!

Made my first sale ever. Sold one to Stupefying Stories. I'm officially out of the "hoping to one day be published" camp. I guess now I'm in the "hoping to one day be published again" camp.

What can be done once can be done again.

Congrats alpha!

Made my first sale ever. Sold one to Stupefying Stories. I'm officially out of the "hoping to one day be published" camp. I guess now I'm in the "hoping to one day be published again" camp.

Nice first sale!

Thanks, friends!

Made my first sale ever. Sold one to Stupefying Stories. I'm officially out of the "hoping to one day be published" camp. I guess now I'm in the "hoping to one day be published again" camp.

Huzzah! The first of many, no doubt.

Hey, alpha. Well done. Your feet are now officially on the road.

(One slight dampener - I sold one to them in January and am still awaiting publication so I should sell a few more while you're waiting I think!)

Made my first sale ever. Sold one to Stupefying Stories. I'm officially out of the "hoping to one day be published" camp. I guess now I'm in the "hoping to one day be published again" camp.

Great market for your first sale!
(Or any sale.)

Congratulations alpha.

I just saw this on the Grinder:
20 day Acceptance from Daily Science Fiction on August 26 (Congratulations Dustin Adams!)

Congrats Dustin!

(One of those 20 day form rejections from DSF is me.)

Hey, thanks Amos.
I was surprised. I hold my breath for the good news/bad news e-mails, but this time a straight acceptance on a flash.
The story is called, "A New Man In Time For Christmas" so maybe a December release?

Well done.

Hey, thanks Amos.
I was surprised. I hold my breath for the good news/bad news e-mails, but this time a straight acceptance on a flash.
The story is called, "A New Man In Time For Christmas" so maybe a December release?

Nice Dustin, I look forward to reading it.

Congrats George! Nice work

Incidentally, i am visiting your fair country this week to attend an arts workshop. Between classes i will definitely be taking some writerly advantage of the setting. It's absolutely beautiful

Thanks, Liz!!! And I hope you really enjoy your time in Greece In which area is the workshop?

Sorry George, I just got back and saw this. I was at Nea Kalikratia. I already miss the weather! London seems to have forgotten that summer is supposed to be sunny

Made my first sale ever. Sold one to Stupefying Stories. I'm officially out of the "hoping to one day be published" camp. I guess now I'm in the "hoping to one day be published again" camp.

Congrats! That's very very exciting

I just saw this on the Grinder:
20 day Acceptance from Daily Science Fiction on August 26 (Congratulations Dustin Adams!)

Nice I look forward to reading it as well!

Congrats, Dustin!!!

Liz, I hope you did have a good time! I'd really no idea where Nea Kallikratia is, I had to Google it -- but I saw it's in Halikidiki and I know that's supposed to be nice

Congrats, Dustin!!!

Liz, I hope you did have a good time! I'd really no idea where Nea Kallikratia is, I had to Google it -- but I saw it's in Halikidiki and I know that's supposed to be nice

It was great George thanks Very sunny!

I just received another acceptance from Sci Phi Journal.

Of course Jason hasn't got round to publishing the first one yet.

I am becoming blasé.

I just received another acceptance from Sci Phi Journal.

Of course Jason hasn't got round to publishing the first one yet.

I am becoming blasé.

Congrats.
I have a story waiting there

I just received another acceptance from Sci Phi Journal.

Of course Jason hasn't got round to publishing the first one yet.

I am becoming blasé.

Congratulations!

New story up today at Every Day Fiction!

At Apocalypse's Edge

Congrats, Philip and Rebecca!

Congrats, Dustin, Phillip, and Rebecca!

I also have a new piece of flash out: http://www.nature.com/nphys/journal/v11/n9/full/nphys3483.html

I'm so glad Nature exists. Where else would I ever sell a fictional annotated bibliography?

Wow, a big wave of successes! Congrats Dustin, Rebecca, Phillip & Stewart.