After years of scribbling with little feedback, Z/Yen sometimes wonders if anyone out there, other than our friends, can still read. Imagine our surprise when Michael was awarded an unsolicited "Highly Commended" award by the Emerald Literati Club for his article "Industrial Strengths: Operational Risk and Banks" which appeared in the journal Balance Sheet, Volume 10, Number 3 in August 2002. After two books (with Ian) and 75 articles, some Z/Yen wags suggested the Literati Club were worn down by quantity; others wondered at the 250 anonymous emails of support mysteriously found in Michael's day file. Seriously, congratulations to Michael. We expect nothing less than a Booker Prize next time.