This month began with an email from Otata editor John Martone accepting 26 of 27 parallels submitted with these words "These are marvelous, just the sort of thing I've been waiting for."

News of this acceptance was a perfect accompaniment to winning a case for a court hearing before the Residential Tenancy Tribunal, in which I sought a unlawful termination notice to be overturned and for exemplary damages to be awarded for threat to our continued quiet enjoyment of the home we rent.